Elena Santa Cruz
Criminal Justice Reporter at The Arizona Republic
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1 day ago |
azcentral.com | Elena Santa Cruz
A company that made massive profits as part of Arizona's sober living home scandal was ordered to pay back more than $30 million to the state's Medicaid program after it was found guilty of submitting fraudulent bills. In May 2024, the Las Vegas company, L&L Investments, was convicted in Maricopa County of defrauding the Arizona Health Care Cost and Containment System. It was ordered to pay $4 million in fines and sentenced to seven years of probation.
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2 days ago |
azcentral.com | Elena Santa Cruz
Turrell Clay, 33, died hours after Phoenix police shot him with less-lethal projectiles during an arrest. The Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner ruled Clay's death a homicide. Police body camera footage shows Clay complaining of chest pain and difficulty breathing after being struck. A man's death hours after Phoenix police officers shot him with less-lethal projectiles was a homicide, the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner concluded. On Jan.
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1 week ago |
azcentral.com | Robert Anglen |Elena Santa Cruz
William "Owen" Hines pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Preston Lord. Hines' plea agreement does not require him to testify against the other defendants, according to lawyers for the Lord family. A teenager who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the frenzied fatal gang attack of Preston Lord agreed to spend at least 10.5 years in prison. A judge on May 2 will decide if he will remain locked up for an additional 10.5 years.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Elena Santa Cruz
A Glendale police officer fatally shot Dillon Siebeck, an unarmed man, after mistaking him for a domestic violence suspect. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office declined to prosecute the officer, citing a low likelihood of conviction. Siebeck was shot after appearing to reach for his waistband, police said. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office decided not to prosecute a Glendale police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man while responding to a call that wasn't about him.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Elena Santa Cruz
The U.S. Department of Justice cut funding to the National Criminal Justice Association, impacting its support for the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission. The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission relied on the NCJA for training and management of federal grant programs related to public safety and crime victims.
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