2010 Press Releases

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Sept. 9, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard, together with 32 states and the District of Columbia, today announced the filing of a stipulated supplemental judgment with sweepstakes company Publishers Clearing House (PCH),…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 9, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the sentencing of Victor Mireles, 26, of Phoenix, to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder and aggravated assault in a 2003 gang-related crime. He will receive…

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Sept. 1, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced that Patrick Chorpenning Sr., 63, of Peoria, who served as director of the Arizona Department of Veterans Services (AZDVS) between 1999 and 2007, pleaded guilty today to…

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Aug. 30, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard welcomed the arrival of the first wave of National Guard troops to the Arizona-Mexico border today, but said the border cannot be effectively secured until the federal government…

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Aug. 27, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard expressed appreciation for a Utah Supreme Court ruling today that rejected efforts made by a polygamous sect to challenge changes made to the United Effort Plan (UEP) Trust. The…

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Aug. 26, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Edward L. Carpenter, 52, of Phoenix, a minister and former mortgage broker, has been found guilty by a Maricopa County Superior Court jury of 10 charges related…

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Aug. 26, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard commended new laws proposed today by Mexican President Felipe Calderon to fight cross-border money laundering that supports the violent drug cartels in Mexico. 

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- August 25, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Harold Smith Lee, Jr. of Tempe, Michael Orlando, of Sun City West, and a third unnamed defendant have been indicted on six counts related to running an…

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Aug. 13, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Kathy Salazar, 51, who worked as a dental office manager in St. Johns, has been sentenced in Apache County Superior Court to one year in prison for insurance…

(Phoenix, Ariz. -- Aug. 13, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today applauded federal approval of a $600 million measure to increase border security, calling it a significant  step in the right direction. He added, however, that the…