Border briefs

Border officers seize fraudulent credit cards in Nogales

Mexican workers are warned of visa scam in Nogales, Son.

Nogales, Sonora, officials are warning the community against people offering temporary visas to work in the United States.

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Arizona

Tucsonan pleads guilty to mortgage fraud charges

A former Tucson loan officer pleaded guilty this week to wire fraud and money laundering and is facing between 18 and 24 months in federal prison.

Ex-loan officer from Tucson pleads guilty in fraud scheme

A former Tucson loan officer pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering Monday in U.S. District Court and is facing between 18 and 24 months in federal prison.

Know rules before you return unwanted gift

Once the gifts are opened, if you're left staring at a scratchy sweater that's a hideous shade of green or a weird kitchen gadget you'll never use, you could be headed to a dreaded return line.

Man indicted for filing false tax returns with stolen IDs

A man has been indicted on federal charges of filing false tax returns using stolen identities, authorities said Tuesday.

Arizona woman accused of faking cancer to get money

GILBERT — A Gilbert woman is accused of fraudulently claiming she has cancer and getting thousands of dollars in donations.

7 indicted in theft from Arizona charity group

Seven employees of a non-profit organization that helps at-risk youth and people with developmental disabilities have been indicted on charges alleging they stole more than $100,000 from the organization.

Law & Order Briefs

Single-car rollover kills 1 on far east side

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Saul Virgen

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2 ex-city employees arraigned on charges

AHCCCS told to improve fight against fraud, abuse

PHOENIX - The state's Medicaid program needs to do a better job of investigating fraud and abuse to prevent the waste of taxpayer dollars, the Auditor General's Office reported Tuesday.

Tucson jurors deadlock on key charges in ozone cancer treatment trial

A Tucson construction worker who claims he can cure gynecological cancers by treating women with ozone was found guilty of practicing without a license, a misdemeanor, Friday, but the jury deadlocked on whether he was guilty of the felony fraud and illegally conducting an enterprise charges.

AHCCCS can't fine major drugmaker, appeals court says

PHOENIX - The Court of Appeals on Thursday blocked efforts by the state's health-care program for the poor to collect more than $200 million in reimbursements and penalties against a major drug manufacturer.

Law & Order Briefs

Man given 15 years in stabbing over iPod

Tucson property management firm reports $1M embezzlement

The owners of Rathbun Property Management want to know where their million dollars has gone.

Four workers arrested in Phoenix for using fake I.D.s

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies have arrested four people at a Phoenix workplace for allegedly using false identification.

State sues mortgage-help firms in Tucson, Phoenix

The state has filed consumer-fraud lawsuits against two Arizona companies, including a Tucson firm, selling mortgage modification services to Spanish-speaking distressed distressed homeowners, Attorney General Tom Horne announced today.