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Financial Advisor Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Stealing From Clients’ Accounts

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced 36-year-old Steven Watson of Gilbert, Arizona was sentenced to six years in the Arizona Department of Corrections for stealing money from victims’ dormant bank accounts.…

Forensic Interviewer Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Embezzling Money from Employer

FLAGSTAFF - A Coconino County Superior Court Judge sentenced Carli Moncher, a former forensic interviewer, to four months in prison for embezzling money from her employer.

Moncher was a forensic interviewer for Northern…

State’s Motion to Intervene in Election Lawsuit

Copy of the Complaint.

Copy of the State's Motion to Intervene.

Former Treasurer for Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Theft

PINE – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Michael Scott Greer, the former treasurer of the Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District (District), pleaded guilty to fraud and conflict of interest charges for failing to…

Former Director of Goodyear Charter School Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Theft

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Daniel K. Hughes, Chairman and Director of the Bradley Academy of Excellence, pleaded guilty to a $2.5 million conspiracy involving the use of false students.

During the…

Three People Indicted Accused of Possessing and Passing Counterfeit U.S. Currency

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a State Grand Jury indicted Robert Lowell Kunard, Debra Ann Hernandez, and Robert John Greves for their alleged involvement in possessing and passing United States one hundred dollar …

Former Licensed Public Water Operator Pleads Guilty to Felony Fraud in Drinking Water Quality Testing

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced 67-year-old Karen Hartwell of Sahuarita, AZ, pleaded guilty to Attempted Fraudulent Schemes & Practices in connection with her work as a certified water operator.

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Two More Participants Join Arizona's FinTech Sandbox First Arizona-based company enters program

PHOENIX - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced the addition of Grain Technology, Inc. and Sweetbridge NFP, Ltd. to the Arizona FinTech Sandbox, bringing the total number of participants to three since the program was…

Second Batch of VW Restitution Checks Heading to 2,100 Arizonans

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced today that more than 2,100 new Volkswagen (VW) restitution checks, totaling $2 million, are in the mail to Arizonans. This is the second of three batches of checks to…

AG Brnovich Exposes Rise in Fake Events, Urges Federal Government to Take Action

PHOENIX – In a letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today, Attorney General Mark Brnovich is urging the federal government to do more to combat a recent rise in fake events.

The FTC has requested public…