Arizona News
Action Plan Enhancing The Safety Of Arizona Schools And Communities
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- Published: 24 March 2018 24 March 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - To improve the safety of Arizona schools and communities, Governor Doug Ducey released the Safe Arizona Schools Plan.
Owner of Real Estate Company Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison for Defrauding Arizona Families
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- Published: 24 March 2018 24 March 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Francisco Aguirre, the owner of Montecristo Properties, will spend 7.5 years behind bars for defrauding 40 families in Arizona. A judge ordered Aguirre be placed on 6 years of probation after he is released from prison. Aguirre must also pay $2 million dollars in full restitution to the victims of his real estate scam.
Grand Jury Indicts Phoenix Man for Using Fake Deeds to Take Out Loans on Homeowners’ Properties
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- Published: 24 March 2018 24 March 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a State Grand Jury indicted Daniel Barraza Nevarez on multiple felony counts of Fraudulent Schemes & Artifices, Money Laundering, Forgery, and Criminal Impersonation in connection with an alleged scam designed to defraud homeowners and lenders.
Arizona Becomes First State in U.S. to Offer Fintech Regulatory Sandbox
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- Published: 24 March 2018 24 March 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - Governor Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2434 into law making Arizona the first state in the nation to enact a groundbreaking regulatory fintech “sandbox.” Arizona joins countries such as the United Kingdom, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, and Australia in encouraging fintech investment by instituting sandboxes. The bill was sponsored by Representative Jeff Weninger and drafted by the Office of Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Brnovich first called for the enactment of a fintech regulatory sandbox in a September 2017 op-ed in American Banker.
Arizona's Congressional Term Limits Resolution Heads to Final Vote in the Senate
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- Published: 22 March 2018 22 March 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - U.S. Term Limits (USTL) praises the Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee for passing the resolution applying for a term limits convention. Today's vote was the last committee stop in the Arizona State Legislature. It heads to its final vote on the Senate floor, likely to be scheduled for the first week of April. HCR2024, based on USTL's model legislation, is an application for a convention for the sole purpose of proposing a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress.