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Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling on Meta To Protect Users’ Accounts from Scammers
Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. -
Attorney General Mayes Urges Congress to Fund Fentanyl Detecting Technology at the Border
In a letter sent today to Arizona’s Congressional delegation, Attorney General Kris Mayes urged Congress to provide funding to install scanners that work to detect fentanyl at the border and prevent it from entering the country. -
Attorney General Mayes Announces Grand Jury Indictments of 10 Individuals in Alleged Patient Brokering Scheme
Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that the State Grand Jury has indicted the following 10 individuals with Illegal Control of an Enterprise, and other charges related to patient brokering. -
Attorney General Mayes Announces Investigation into Gift Card Cloning Scam, Seizure of Thousands of Cloned Gift Cards
Attorney General Kris Mayes announced an ongoing investigation into an organized retail theft scheme related to gift card cloning. -
Alleged shakedown lawyer loses another round of litigation with Arizona's attorney general
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - An Arizona appeals court upheld the dismissal of disbarred attorney Peter Strojnik’s lawsuit against Attorney General Mark Brnovich and an order of sanctions against Strojnik for filing more than 1,700 disability lawsuits to allegedly shake down defendants for fees. -
Churches are essential during pandemic, Arizona attorney general rules
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – Churches are essential, Arizona’s attorney general has determined after being asked to interpret the order restricting human interaction during the coronavirus pandemic. -
Arizona business owner reopens with essential items after police handcuffed him
WINSLOW, Ariz. (Legal Newsline) – Police in Winslow, Arizona, say they handled properly a case in which a man refused to close his shop after being ordered to because of the COVID-19 pandemic and was taken into custody. -
State AGs ask Sixth Circuit for control of opioid settlement talks
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – The top legal officials in several states are complaining that their powers have been stolen by the federal judge overseeing more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits. -
Arizona attorney general files appeal over state's Board of Regents tuition, student fees policy
PHOENIX — The state of Arizona has filed an appeal as it seeks to have its case against the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR), which is challenging the board's tuition and student fee raises policy, moved to the state's Supreme Court. -
Arizona accuses Mercedes-Benz of emissions fraud for diesel cars
PHOENIX — The state of Arizona has filed a lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and its parent company Daimler, alleging the companies defrauded customers by installing "defeat devices" on its diesel cars to show lower emission levels than were actually emitted by the vehicles. -
Neiman Marcus reaches $1.5 million settlement with more than 40 states over 2013 data breach
PHOENIX — Neiman Marcus Group LLC has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement with more than 40 states and the District of Columbia over charges the company failed to protect customers' card information that was compromised in a 2013 data breach. -
Arizona deals judgment against landscaper who allegedly took more than $90,000 from customers
PHOENIX — An Arizona landscaper has received a $195,761 judgment from a state court for taking nearly $90,000 in prepayments from customers without providing services, according to the state's Attorney General's Office. -
Texas company must pay $400,000 for scamming high school students out of class trip
PHOENIX — The state of Arizona has obtained a more than $400,000 judgment against Texas-based EB Worldwide LLC for taking money from high school students for a Disneyland senior class trip and then canceling the trip without a warning or refund. -
Brnovich maintains consumer privacy is priority while defending outside counsel as 'necessity'
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Republican Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants Arizona residents to know he has a one-track mind when it comes to protecting their internet privacy rights. -
Arizona carpet cleaning company allegedly violated Do Not Call laws, deceived customers
PHOENIX — Arizona's Attorney General Mark Brnovich has filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court against a carpet cleaning company, alleging violations of Do Not Call laws. -
Arizona alleges dental supply company used deceptive practices to force out competitor
PHOENIX — The state of Arizona has filed a lawsuit against a dental supply company for allegedly participating in an anti-competitive conspiracy designed to force out a new, lower-priced competitor. -
Arizona settles claims against school district regarding procurement code
PHOENIX — The state of Arizona's civil claims against the governing board of the Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) pertaining to the selection of construction managers for projects at two local schools have been settled, according to state Attorney General Mark Brnovich. -
Televised Arizona attorney general debate gives voters some insight into the candidates
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) and his opponent, January Contreras (D) faced off in a televised debated on Oct.10, discussing some key topics of their platforms. -
AG wins Brnovich-Contreras debate, chamber official says
Republican incumbent Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich was the clear winner of this week's debate with Democrat challenger, January Contreras, a chamber of commerce official said during a recent interview. -
Arizona AG Brnovich pledges to oppose anti-Israel legislation that is being pushed by federal judge
PHOENIX—Arizona's Assistant Attorney General has requested that a federal judge allow the state to continue enforcing prohibition of boycotting Israeli companies through public contracts, despite the judge's ruling that the prohibiting of such action violates First Amendment rights.