2017 Press Releases

PHOENIX– Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced today that he is part of bipartisan coalition of 11 attorneys general expressing strong opposition to the National Park Service's ("NPS") proposal to dramatically increase…

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich applauds the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") for adopting new rules to protect consumers from unwanted robocalls. The new rules will allow phone companies to proactively block calls that are…

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced today the appointment of Angela Paton as the state's new Assistant Solicitor General. Angie will join the Attorney General’s Office on November 20, 2017. She is replacing the…

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich and a coalition of 22 states are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the practice of lawmaker-led prayer at public meetings.

The coalition intends to file a brief Wednesday…

PHOENIX - Arizona consumers who sent money to scammers using Western Union’s wire transfer service may file a claim to get their money back. Approximately 10,000 Arizonans could receive as much as $11.56 million in refunds.…

TUCSON - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Mary McNabb, the former bookkeeper for the Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs ("AZCOPS"), was sentenced to 3 years in prison and 7 years probation for stealing from her…

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) announced Michael Wayne Higgins, a former truck driver, pleaded guilty to 1 count of Unlawful Discharge, a Water Quality…

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a serial litigant organization will soon be permanently barred from filing frivolous disability lawsuits against Arizona businesses. The settlement comes after Judge David M.…

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced an arrest warrant has been issued for Andrew Charles Chambers for his alleged involvement in the burglary of two mosques located in Arizona.  Chambers could be using any of…

PINE-STRAWBERRY - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a State Grand Jury indicted a former bookkeeper for allegedly stealing more than $841,000 from the Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District and Sunny Mountain Realty, a…