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Former NFL Player Sentenced to Prison for Nationwide Health Care Fraud Scheme
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- Published: 13 February 2022 13 February 2022
New York - A former National Football League (NFL) player was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for orchestrating a nationwide scheme to defraud a health care benefit program for retired NFL players.
Oklahoma Men Indicted for Hate Crimes
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- Published: 13 February 2022 13 February 2022
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a federal grand jury in the Western District of Oklahoma returned a two-count indictment charging two men with committing hate crimes.
Man Pleads Guilty to Sending Violent Threats to Maryland Doctor Who Had Been a Vocal Advocate of the Covid-19 Vaccine
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- Published: 13 February 2022 13 February 2022
Baltimore, Maryland - Scott Eli Harris, 51, of Aubrey, Texas, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to one count of willfully transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure a Maryland doctor who had been a vocal proponent of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Cartels and Gangs Invade Arizona’s Southern Border
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- Published: 07 February 2022 07 February 2022
Yuma, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced his office (AGO) issued a legal opinion today determining the current crisis at Arizona’s southern border, fueled by violence and lawlessness of cartels and gangs, legally qualifies as an “invasion” under the U.S. Constitution, and Arizona has the power to defend itself.
Attorney General’s Office Resolves Arizona Bar Complaints
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- Published: 07 February 2022 07 February 2022
Phoenix, Arizona - Friday Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced he has reached an agreement with the State Bar of Arizona to resolve the bar complaints filed by the Secretary of State (SOS) and Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) against General Brnovich and several Office attorneys. The agreement will result in the dismissal of each complaint with no sanction or findings of professional misconduct.
Attorney General Brnovich Continues to Fight Health Care Worker COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
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- Published: 07 February 2022 07 February 2022
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich is continuing the fight to protect Arizona health care workers and their patients and employers from the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. In a new action filed Friday, General Brnovich and 15 other attorneys general are asking a federal judge to once again block the federal government from enforcing the mandate in their respective states before it goes into effect.
House Committee Unanimously Supports Increasing The Kinship Stipend
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- Published: 07 February 2022 07 February 2022
Phoenix, Arizona - A proposal backed by Governor Doug Ducey to increase the stipend for foster children cared for by grandparents and other extended family members today won the unanimous support of the Arizona House Health and Human Services Committee.