2009 Press Releases

(Phoenix, Ariz. - Oct. 26, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Elizabeth W. Kempshall today announced the takedown of a violent drug…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Oct. 20, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Robert Stuart Reed, 55, of Phoenix, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison followed by three years probation for setting fire to his rented Phoenix townhouse…

(Phoenix, Ariz. - October 19, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard will host a Crime and Fraud Prevention Forum in Nogales on Thursday, October 29, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The forum will take place in the Nogales High School Cafeteria, 1905 N.…

(Tucson, Ariz. – Oct. 14, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard today voiced strong support for President Obama’s proposal to consolidate existing federal consumer protection authorities into one federal agency. The proposed Consumer Financial…

(Tucson, Ariz. - October 13, 2009) The Attorney General's Office Civil Rights Division, in partnership with the Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Court, is offering a free, 40-hour mediation course to train Pinal County…

(Phoenix, Ariz. - Oct. 14, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that he has gained a total of more than $1,370,000 in civil penalties and restitution for consumers as a result of two mortgage fraud lawsuits filed earlier this year…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Oct. 9, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that he is taking action to support local control by defending the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to grant states the right to regulate global…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – October 9, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Roberto Rodriguez, 35, of Las Vegas, was charged yesterday in Maricopa County Superior Court with possession of chemicals and/or equipment to manufacture…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Oct. 1, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the indictment of former Tucson Police Department lieutenant William A. Ryberg, Jr., 41, of Tucson, on charges relating to his alleged theft of funds and misuse of…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 30, 2009) Attorney General Terry Goddard has filed a lawsuit against the operators of an alleged scam that targeted more than 130,000 Arizona businesses between November 2008 and May 2009 and collected more than $350,000…