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(Phoenix, Ariz. -- June 18, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard sent a letter today to Gov. Jan Brewer notifying her that he will withdraw as counsel for the State in the defense of immigration bills SB1070 and HB2162 to avoid a costly and…

(Phoenix, Ariz. - June 16, 2010) The Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the Arizona Department of Gaming today announced a joint operation combating the proliferation of illegal gambling machines. A task force of agents and investigators from…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – June 17, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard received the prestigious Kelley-Wyman award last night from the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) at the organization’s annual summer meeting in Seattle, Washington.…

PHOENIX (June 15, 2010) – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced today that the owner of a former Parker-area convenience store has agreed to pay $80,000 in cleanup costs and penalties for…

(Phoenix, Ariz. - June 9, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the formation of “Operation Sunset”, an enforcement initiative of the Office designed to aggressively pursue payday lenders who attempt to evade the ban on payday…

PHOENIX (June 8, 2010) – The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced today that the owner of a former Prescott convenience store and its affiliates have agreed to pay up to $400,000 in…

(Phoenix, Ariz. - June 8, 2010) Stepping up his efforts to prevent home loan rescue scams, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the release of a free, five-and-half-minute educational video that provides useful information about…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – June 8, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that Leslie Spencer Mersky, 64, of Scottsdale, has been indicted on charges of fraudulent schemes and artifices, forgery, theft and aggravated identity theft.

(Phoenix, Ariz. – June 7, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the sentencing of John Frederick Farinas, 39, of Phoenix to 18 years in prison for assisting a criminal street gang and possession of prison contraband. The State…

(Phoenix, Ariz. - June 3, 2010) Attorney General Terry Goddard has filed a lawsuit against Discount Mortgage Relief and Mortgage Relief, LLC, (DMR/MR), based in Scottsdale, and its owners for engaging in allegedly deceptive loan modification…