Arizona News

Paul Petersen Sentenced to 5 Years in Arizona Prison

Details: Written by YNN YNN; Published: 21 March 2021 21 March 2021

Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Friday that former Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen has been sentenced to five years in state prison for running an adoption scheme that was unlawfully paid for by Arizona taxpayers. This sentence will be in addition to his federal sentence. Through his adoption practice, Petersen brought pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. to give birth, paid for unlawfully by Arizona taxpayers.

FBI and Partners Continue to Seek Information About Double Homicide, One Year Later

Details: Written by YNN YNN; Published: 20 March 2021 20 March 2021

Phoenix, Arizona - The FBI Phoenix Field Office, Apache County Sheriff’s Office, and Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations continue to seek information regarding the murder of brothers, Matthew and Phillip Reagan.

Wanted by FBI Phoenix: High School Students for Virtual Teen Academy

Details: Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now; Published: 20 March 2021 20 March 2021

Phoenix, Arizona - The FBI Phoenix division and Phoenix Chapter FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association invite all interested Arizona high school juniors and seniors to apply to the FBI Phoenix Teen Academy. Classes will be held virtually every Thursday starting June 17, 2021 to July 8, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Cypriot Hacker Sentenced to Prison

Details: Written by FBI FBI; Published: 20 March 2021 20 March 2021

Phoenix, Arizona - Joshua Polloso Epifaniou, 22, of Nicosia, Cyprus was sentenced Wednesday in the Northern District of Georgia by U.S. District Judge Mark H. Cohen to 12 months and one day in prison, on top of the nearly four years Epifaniou has already served in custody since his arrest in Cyprus in May 2017. Epifaniou pleaded guilty to federal computer fraud charges brought in Arizona and the Northern District of Georgia.

Arizona Celebrates Women's History Month

Details: Written by YNN YNN; Published: 01 March 2021 01 March 2021

Phoenix, Arizona - Governor Doug Ducey is declaring March 2021 to be Women’s History Month in Arizona to celebrate the many contributions of women to the success of the state and entire nation, and to recognize the women medical professionals who have made history during the pandemic.