Sedona AZ (May 31, 2012) – Arizona Law Enforcement agencies from Yavapai County have initiated a unique program to prevent the sale of synthetic drugs through voluntary cooperation with local business owners. Retail outlets, such as convenience stores and markets, are offered the opportunity to sign a “Synthetic Drug Community Protection Agreement” which requires they cease selling any form... 

DOUGLAS AZ (May 22, 2012) — Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced the conviction of married couple Fernando Tomas Garcia and Anay Ariana Becerra in Cochise County Superior Court for offenses related to AHCCCS fraud and money laundering. The investigation revealed that in a span of two years over $200,000 in cash was deposited into various bank accounts belonging to the couple. Neither... 

Sedona AZ (May 17, 2012) – The State of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne today announced a court judgment against a Phoenix-based business opportunity fraud scheme and one of its operators, and the 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.... 

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... 

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... 

Sedona 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 $3,245... 

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...