Arizona Attorney General

Mark Brnovich

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12/2008

Glendale Man Indicted for Mortgage Loan ‘Assistance’ Scam

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Dec. 31, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Bobby John Herrera, 33, of Glendale, has been indicted on one count of fraudulent schemes and artifices, one count of money laundering, one count of illegal control of an enterprise and five counts of theft. The charges, all felonies, relate to a mortgage “assistance” scam Herrera allegedly orchestrated, victimizing at least 10 Valley homeowners facing foreclosure.

Terry Goddard Sues Phoenix Nutrition Company for Fraud

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Dec. 30, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced a lawsuit against Central Coast Nutraceuticals, Inc. (CCN) in Phoenix. The company allegedly violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act when it engaged in a pattern of deceptive practices in its online sales of nutritional products.

CCN President and CEO Graham Gibson of Scottsdale is also named as a defendant in the suit.

Terry Goddard Announces MillerCoors to Halt All Alcoholic Energy Drinks

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Dec. 18, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard, along with Attorneys General from 12 other states and the City Attorney of San Francisco, today announced an agreement reached with MillerCoors that will result in the nationwide discontinuance of caffeine and other stimulants from the best-selling pre-mixed alcoholic energy drink in the country, Sparks. As part of the agreement, MillerCoors also agreed not to produce any caffeinated alcohol beverages in the future.

Former Page School Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Theft

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Dec. 17, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced that former Page Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent Greg Conway, 57, of Mesa, today pleaded guilty to theft and agreed to pay $85,000 in restitution.

Conway pleaded guilty to one count of theft, a Class 3 felony, and one count of attempted misuse of public money, a Class 5 felony, in Maricopa County Superior Court.

Former Nogales Police Officer Receives Nine-Year Prison Sentence

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Dec. 17, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced that former Nogales Police Officer Ramon Borbon, 40, of Nogales, was sentenced today to serve 9.5 years in prison.

Last month, a Pima County jury convicted Borbon of Sexual Assault, a Class 2 felony, Kidnapping, a Class 2 felony, Sexual Abuse, a Class 5 felony, and Obstructing a Criminal Investigation, a Class 5 felony, following a 14-day trial in Tucson.

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