Arizona News
Arizona Telemarketer Fined $110,000
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- Published: 29 July 2016 29 July 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced his office recently obtained a $110,000 judgment against Burudi Mwonyoni and his company, Publishers Service Office, Inc. The default judgment is the result of an Arizona Consumer Fraud Lawsuit alleging Publishers Service Office used a magazine subscription scam to defraud consumers throughout the United States. Publishers Service Office placed 48,000 telephone calls a month, using an auto-dialer, to sell consumers new or renewed magazine subscriptions.
Western Union Anti-Money Laundering Settlement Agreement
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- Published: 28 July 2016 28 July 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced today a major development in the Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) agreement between Western Union Financial Services, Inc. and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. An independent court monitor found Western Union successfully implemented all of the primary recommendations required in the settlement agreement amendment dated January 31, 2014.
State Grand Jury Indicts Arizona Doctor
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- Published: 26 July 2016 26 July 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Phoenix Division announced a State Grand Jury indicted Dr. Harinder Kumar Takyar on 42 felony counts. The indictment alleges Dr. Takyar prescribed controlled substances with no medical necessity and provided compensation for the referral of patients to his medical offices in Mesa, Florence, and Coolidge, Arizona.
Four Year Prison Sentence for Ecstasy Dealing Nurse
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- Published: 28 July 2016 28 July 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - A former registered nurse is sentenced yesterday morning to four years in prison after selling MDMA or Methylenedioxymethamphetamine also known as “ecstasy” or “molly” announced Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. Judge Warren J. Granville sentenced 41-year-old Brent Forrest after he pled guilty to Sale or Transportation of Dangerous Drugs and Facilitation of Sale or Transportation Dangerous Drugs.
Glendale man ordered to serve 20 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
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- Published: 16 July 2016 16 July 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - A Glendale man charged with multiple counts of child sexual exploitation was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release, following an investigation lead by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).