2010 Press Releases

(Phoenix, Ariz. - Sept. 28, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the indictment and arrest of Mayor Octavio Garcia Von Borstel, 29, of Nogales, Ariz., on multiple charges including bribery, theft, fraud and money laundering.…

(Phoenix, Ariz. - Sept. 24, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard, along with state and local law enforcement officials, today announced the first-ever prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative aimed at preventing pill abuse and theft.

On…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 23, 2010) Noting a sharp increase in home foreclosures, Attorney General Terry Goddard today urged lenders to work more aggressively with homeowners to stem the foreclosure tide. 

Arizona foreclosures rose…

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- September 21, 2010)  Attorney General Terry Goddard, in cooperation with the Peoria Police Department, today announced an 84-count indictment charging 14 individuals who were fraudulently filling stolen drug prescriptions…

(Phoenix, Ariz. - Sept. 20, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the award of $248,000 to the East Valley Chiefs Association for the East Valley Gang and Criminal Information Fusion Center in Mesa. The Fusion Center is a criminal…

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- September 17, 2010)  Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Janet Thor, 59, of Phoenix, a former principal in the Kyrene School District, has pleaded guilty to one count of theft and one count of misuse of…

(Phoenix, Ariz. - Sept. 16, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced he has been awarded a $1.7 million grant from the U.S. Office of Justice Programs to fight mortgage fraud in Arizona. 

The grant will be utilized to…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 13, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the indictment of 16 individuals believed to be members of a Mexican drug cartel that smuggled large quantities of marijuana, cocaine and heroin into Arizona. They…

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Sept. 13, 2010) Steps to tighten border security, a multi-faceted assault on mortgage fraud and effective work to protect consumers from deceptive marketing are among the accomplishments summarized in Attorney General Terry…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 10, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Jason Lon Kirby, 34, of Datilo, New Mexico has pleaded guilty to one count of theft and one count of trafficking in stolen property in the first degree for…