(Phoenix, Ariz. – July 10, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced that Victor Varela, 23, of Columbus, New Mexico, pleaded guilty today to one count of fraud and one count of forgery in connection with a major arms trafficking case.…
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(Phoenix, Ariz. – July 9, 2008) An investigation by the Attorney General's Office has concluded that the Nogales City Council violated the state Open Meeting Law earlier this year. The violation occurred when a proposed order to appoint new city…
(Phoenix, Ariz. – July 9, 2008) A Yuma County Superior Court jury today sentenced Vincent Lee Accardo, 60, of Yuma, to death in the 1997 killing of Kenneth Cloud, 55, of Bard, Calif. On June 27, the jury found Accardo guilty of first degree…
(Phoenix, Ariz. – July 2, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced that Rick T. McCullough, 35, of Phoenix, today pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud, theft, securities fraud, sale of unregistered securities and transactions by…
(Phoenix, Ariz. – July 2, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced an agreement with Minneapolis-based MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. (MoneyGram), that will establish a $1.1 million fund to help educate consumers about using money…
(Phoenix, Ariz. --July 2, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard applauded the surrender today of Samuel Israel, a fugitive convicted in a massive securities fraud which the Arizona Attorney General's Office helped uncover in 2005.
Israel,…
(Phoenix, Ariz. - July 1, 2008) The Attorney General’s Office can seize Western Union money transfers to Mexico that are intended to finance human smuggling operations in Arizona, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled today. The ruling reverses a…
(Phoenix, Ariz. - June 30, 2008) A Yuma County Superior Court jury has found Vincent Lee Accardo, 59, of Yuma, guilty of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder in the 1997 death of Kenneth Cloud, 55, of Bard, Calif. The…
(Phoenix, Ariz. – June 26, 3008) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced a settlement with Anheuser-Busch that will result in the nationwide discontinuance of its two popular pre-mixed alcoholic energy drinks, Tilt and Bud Extra. As part…
(Phoenix, Ariz. – June 24, 2008) Attorney General Terry Goddard today expressed his support for the Free Flow of Information Act, the federal shield law, which would bring federal law in line with state laws in Arizona and 48 other states that…