PHOENIX (May 17, 2012) — Attorney General Tom Horne today announced a court judgment against a Phoenix-based business opportunity fraud scheme and one of its operators, and his office has also entered into a settlement agreement with a second operator, effectively shutting down a telemarketing scam. Both judgments found that the defendants, Allan M. Farris and Estil A. Wallace, violated the Consumer... 

PHOENIX AZ (May 8, 2012) — A Phoenix Arizona towing company is accused of multiple consumer fraud violations after an Attorney General’s Office sting operation shows the company fraudulently charging a customer for repairs that were not actually made, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne said today.  The Attorney General’s Office has filed suit in Maricopa County Superior Court alleging... 

PHOENIX AZ (May 7, 2012) — Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne today joined forty-four other states and the District of Columbia in announcing a $100 million settlement with Abbott Laboratories over allegations of illegal off-label marketing of its Depakote drug. The agreement marks the largest consumer protection-based pharmaceutical settlement ever reached. Arizona will receive nearly $2 million... 

Phoenix AZ (April 26, 2012) — Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced today that Hilario Aguirre of Stanfield, Arizona has been sentenced in Pinal County Superior Court to twenty years in the Department of Corrections for his role as high-ranking member of a Mexico based drug trafficking organization. The organization that Aguirre was involved with is responsible for the importation of... 

PHOENIX AZ (April 23, 2012) — The State of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne filed a lawsuit against Mortgage Relief Group, d.b.a. Mortgage Assistance Group and its owner, Stan Allotey, alleging that the Defendants engaged in deceptive loan modification services. The lawsuit alleges that since at least February of 2008, the company deceived consumers into paying fees, ranging from $995 to... 

Sedona AZ (April 23, 2012) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has formalized an agreement with the “A Child Is Missing Alert Program” (ACIM), part of a high tech method now in place to search locally for missing children, missing elderly (often with Alzheimer’s), college students, and missing persons who may be mentally or physically challenged or disabled. Upon receipt of missing... 

Phoenix AZ (April 19, 2012) — Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne today announced that 33 year-old Jeffery Ray Capshaw of Flagstaff, Arizona was sentenced today in Maricopa County Superior Court to three years in prison for Forgery, a class 4 felony as a result of a plea agreement with the State. Capshaw was indicted for Insurance Fraud, Theft and Forgery for collecting payments for insurance... 

Sedona AZ (April 18, 2012) – The table below shows the Median Prices for closed sales of Residential property only, in the whole of Sedona, quarter by quarter. The Sedona market remains stable, and given the level of recent activity, I continue to believe that the market is in much better condition. We can go on to look at other aspects to see why. Apr/Jun 2010 Units Sold 117 Median Sale... 

Sedona AZ (April 14, 2012) – In a time when most individuals, businesses, political and social movements communicate via Facebook and email blasts, the marketing committee of the Yavapai College’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Sedona and Verde Valley is discovering that face time remains a solid strategy of engagement. In a recent internal marketing survey conducted with OLLI... 

Yavapai Apache Nation presents check to Yavapai County Cottonwood AZ (April 12, 2012) - Yavapai County Supervisor A.G. Davis attended the March 1, 2012 meeting of the Yavapai-Apache Nation where he was presented a check for $37,285 as part of the Nation’s annual Proposition 202 funding. The check was officially accepted by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors on March 5, 2012. The funds will be...