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Phoenix – Attorney General Mark Brnovich released a formal legal opinion today regarding what information state government, including public universities, can release to the public related to positive COVID-19 cases. In short, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) determined that state government may share non-identifying information regarding employees, students, staff, and others who test positive for COVID-19 with the public to mitigate against the further spread of the virus.

TUCSON - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Phillip Johnson, a Tucson man, was sentenced to 15.75 years in prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the Pima County Superior Court to obtain firearms as a prohibited possessor. Earlier this year, a Pima County jury convicted Johnson of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, Illegally Conducting a Criminal Enterprise, and Conspiracy.     

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Senator Kyrsten Sinema are teaming up to remind Arizona seniors to be on the lookout for new COVID-19 related scams. Both offices have reported an increase in communications from concerned Arizonans. Fake miracle cures and events, shopping thieves, door-to-door sanitization services, robocalls, official-looking phishing emails, and government impostor scams are all on the rise as the unethical try to gain access to the financials of Arizona seniors.

PHOENIX - In response to the respiratory virus COVID-19, Attorney General Mark Brnovich reminds businesses and individuals that his office will hold them accountable if they exploit the virus and try to scam Arizonans.

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced that a State Grand Jury indicted nine individuals accused of running an illegal operation that produced tens of thousands of titles for vehicles being sold in 42 states. Scott Bandy, James Johnson, Mary Fialko, James Edward Fialko, Lon Chaneyfield, Ivan Valenzuela, Oscar Valenzuela, Tamela Bandy, and Ashley Cwick were charged with Conspiracy, Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, Money Laundering, Control of an Illegal Enterprise, and Fraudulent Schemes and Practices.

PHOENIX - In response to the respiratory virus COVID-19, Attorney General Mark Brnovich reminds businesses and individuals that his office will hold them accountable if they exploit the virus and try to scam Arizonans.

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced that a State Grand Jury indicted nine individuals accused of running an illegal operation that produced tens of thousands of titles for vehicles being sold in 42 states. Scott Bandy, James Johnson, Mary Fialko, James Edward Fialko, Lon Chaneyfield, Ivan Valenzuela, Oscar Valenzuela, Tamela Bandy, and Ashley Cwick were charged with Conspiracy, Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, Money Laundering, Control of an Illegal Enterprise, and Fraudulent Schemes and Practices.

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants consumers to watch out for scammers trying to capitalize on the public's concern regarding the coronavirus.

There are reports of price gouging for certain products like N95 respirator masks. Arizona does not have laws prohibiting price gouging or charging high prices in times of emergency or heightened public health concerns. Consumers who believe they’ve been a victim of consumer fraud can file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office.

TUCSON - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Cynthia Renae Ortiz was sentenced to 9.25 years in prison by a Pima County Superior Court Judge on 21 counts for her scheme that defrauded an Arizona couple out of over $80,000. In February, a jury found Ortiz guilty of 2 counts of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices, 11 counts of Taking the Identity of Another, five counts of Forgery, and one count each of Aggravated Taking the Identity of Another, T

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the Arizona Department of Revenue announced that Roberto De La O, who offered his services as a paid tax preparer, has pleaded guilty to Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices and two counts of Preparing a False Tax Returns.