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(Phoenix, Ariz. – Oct. 1, 2007) Methamphetamine use is a real and growing problem in Arizona, especially among young people. According to the 2006 Arizona Youth Survey, 4.3 percent of our state's youth, ages 13-17, have tried the drug.…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 27, 2007) Apache County Sheriff Brian Hounshell today pleaded guilty to Solicitation for Misuse of Public Monies, a Class 6 undesignated felony. As part of his plea agreement, he also submitted his resignation, effective…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 27, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard and Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) Director Gale Garriott today announced that the State Grand Jury has returned a 136-count indictment against eight defendants on charges…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 25, 2007) The following is a statement from Attorney General Terry Goddard regarding the verdict in the case against Warren Jeffs:

History was made today in a small courtroom in St. George, Utah. I commend the jury…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 24, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced a $95,000 settlement with Lenox Financial Mortgage, LLC, an Atlanta-based mortgage broker. The settlement resolves allegations that the company violated the Arizona…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 21, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the settlement of a lawsuit filed last year against the Indo-American Cultural & Religious Foundation of Arizona on behalf of a Phoenix man who claimed…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 19, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced the indictment of David John Leyshon, 48, of Phoenix, on charges of fraud, securities fraud, transactions by unregistered dealers or salesmen and theft.

(Tucson, Ariz. – Sept. 14, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that his office did not find evidence that anyone tampered with a Regional Transportation Authority election in Pima County last year.

The Pima County…

Statement from Attorney General Terry Goddard in response to today's Court of Appeals ruling:

The Attorney General's money laundering and racketeering investigations in connection with human smuggling in Arizona have ventured into new legal…

(Phoenix, Ariz. – Sept. 10, 2007) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced that Sonja Klaus, 34, of Mesa, was sentenced today to three months in the Maricopa County Jail for defrauding the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES).