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Arizona bill would warn dating app users of scammers

3/17/2021
PHOENIX -- Arizonans who may be blinded a bit in their search for love are in line to get some protections from the state, if not for heartbreak, at least from being fleeced for their …

Scottsdale man sentenced for national investment fraud …

3/16/2021
A Scottsdale man was sentenced March 15 to 16 years in prison for his participation in a nationwide investment fraud conspiracy that cost victims over $23 million in total losses.

Every week is Consumer Protection Week at the AZ …

2/21/2021
National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is Feb. 28-March 6, and it’s an opportunity for government agencies, consumer protection groups, and people like you to work together to help others …

IRS: Scottsdale woman sentenced to prison for tax …

1/28/2021
On Jan. 25, Jana Leigh Meincke was sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay $2,211,304 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, officials say.

Townsend believes election is ‘tainted’

1/6/2021
PHOENIX — A Trump supporter in the state legislature has crafted legislation designed to give the president the state’s 11 electoral votes even as some GOP lawmakers in Washington work to keep Congress from certifying the election Wednesday for Joe Biden.

Shaw: To AZ GOP, says election had zero fraud

1/5/2021
I know that the Sun Cities lean Republican, and Kevin Payne ran an uncontested race for the state senate so he feels that he can ignore Democratic residents in District 21 with impunity. Still, I …

AFMA warns SCW residents of donation fraud

12/3/2020
Donation fraud scams are prevalent, especially with the onset of the pandemic, and during the holiday months it is easy to fall victim.

Arizona firms cited for role in hundreds of millions …

1/30/2020
WASHINGTON — A federal court Wednesday ordered two Paradise Valley residents to stop operating businesses that prosecutors said were used to funnel hundreds of millions of overseas robocalls …

Maricopa County Assessor Petersen indicted on adoption …

10/11/2019
The Maricopa County assessor has been indicted in an adoption fraud case that has cost the State of Arizona over $800,000, according to the state’s attorney general and court …

ADOT plan tackles identity thieves using site for …

9/26/2019
The Arizona Department of Transportation announced an aggressive plan to address the activity of identity thieves who used ServiceArizona.com to complete fraudulent transactions involving duplicate …

11 people accused of involvement in Phoenix-area …

9/24/2019
Eleven people have been indicted for their alleged involvement in an opioid ring in the Phoenix area. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced the indictment by a State Grand Jury on …

Stolen credit cards of Buckeye residents are being …

7/10/2019
A string of thefts from a number of Valley home improvement stores are being linked to credit cards stolen from Buckeye residents. According to a release, multiple Buckeye residents have recently …