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Governor Ducey Announces $14 Million To Support Universities’ Response To Pandemic
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- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Phoenix, Arizona - Joined by public health and university leaders, Governor Doug Ducey Thursday announced the State of Arizona is investing $14 million additional dollars to support the efforts of Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University to contain the spread of COVID-19 and protect Arizona communities.
Arizona Awarded $1.5 Million To Expand Adoption Efforts
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- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Phoenix, Arizona - Governor Doug Ducey Thursday announced Arizona received a $1.49 million Adoption and Legal Guardianship Incentive Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help more Arizona kids find safe, loving homes.
Celebrating Small Business Week In Arizona
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- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Phoenix, Arizona - Last week, Arizona joined the nation in celebrating Small Business Week and is recognizing the more than 592,000 small businesses throughout the state. Small Business Week honors the entrepreneurs, small business owners and employees who help power the economy and support their communities.
Two Active-Duty Marines Charged in Indictment Alleging Drug Trafficking Conspiracy After Fellow Marine’s Fatal Drug Overdose
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- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Los Angeles, California - Two active-duty United States Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton were arrested Tuesday on a federal grand jury indictment charging one Marine and three civilians with conspiring to distribute narcotics – including oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl – to civilians and members of the United States Marine Corps, one of whom suffered a fatal drug overdose in May. The second Marine is charged in the indictment with being an accessory after the fact.
Used Car Dealer Indicted on Fraud and Theft Charges
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- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced that a State Grand Jury indicted Farhad Kankash, owner of Onyx Motor Sports and Main Auto Group car dealerships, on seven counts of Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices and seven counts of Theft, involving over $350,000.
C.R. Bard and Becton, Dickinson and Company to Pay $1.15 Million to Arizona in Pelvic Mesh Device Multistate Settlement
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- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich Thursday announced that C.R. Bard, Inc. and its parent company Becton, Dickinson and Company have agreed to pay $1.15 million to Arizona in penalties. The settlement with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office is part of a $60 million settlement with 48 states and the District of Columbia to resolve allegations that C.R. Bard deceptively marketed its transvaginal surgical mesh devices.
Former Vice Principal of Closed Goodyear Charter School Sentenced For Her Role In Enrolling Fake Students
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- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced former charter school principal, Joann Vega, was sentenced to four months in jail and ordered to pay $2,538,722 in restitution for her role in enrolling fake students to obtain funding from the Arizona Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Vega is the second defendant to be sentenced in this case.