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Used Car Dealer Indicted on Fraud and Theft Charges
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- 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.
Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest Challenging New Mexico's More Stringent COVID-19 Capacity Limits on Private Schools than Public Schools
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- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Albuquerque, New Mexico - The Department of Justice Monday filed a statement of interest in a New Mexico federal court asserting that the State's COVID-19 rules limiting private schools to operating at 25% of capacity but allowing public schools to operate at 50% of capacity violate the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.
Convicted Sex Trafficker Sentenced to 270 Months in Prison
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- Written by Justice Department Justice Department
- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Burlington, Vermont - The Justice Department Monday announced that Senior Judge William K. Sessions III sentenced Brian Folks, 45, to 270 months in prison Monday.
Yuma Fire Department Lights the Night for Fallen Firefighters
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- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Yuma, Arizona - This year the Yuma Fire Department and the City of Yuma are again joining a national tribute to “Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters”. October 3th and 4th is the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend, and since 2017 landmarks around the country have been lighted in red during this time in remembrance of those who have given their lives in the line of duty.
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the United States
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- Published: 27 September 2020 27 September 2020
Washington, DC - Saturday, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.