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Elena Santa Cruz

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Criminal Justice Reporter at The Arizona Republic

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  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Elena Santa Cruz |Perry Vandell

    Social media influencer Emilie Kiser has taken legal action in an attempt to keep records about her son's drowning hidden from public view. Maricopa County officials have already pulled records off the internet in response. Trigg Kiser, 3, died May 18 in the hospital about a week after police responded to the Kiser home in Chandler for a drowning call. Chandler police said the incident occurred in the family's backyard pool and was under investigation.

  • 1 week ago | azcentral.com | Elena Santa Cruz

    Social media influencer Emilie Kiser is suing Arizona officials to block the release of investigative records related to her 3-year-old son's drowning. Kiser's lawsuit argues that releasing the records would cause irreparable harm to her family and violate their privacy. Kiser's attorneys argue that the release of records detailing the child's death would weaponize public records laws, causing emotional harm rather than promoting transparency.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Elena Santa Cruz

    Social media influencer Emilie Kiser has filed a lawsuit in Arizona to block investigative records about her son's drowning from being released to the public. Trigg Kiser, 3, died in the hospital May 18, about a week after police responded to a drowning call at the Kiser home, near East Chandler Heights and South Cooper roads in Chandler. The drowning took place in the family's backyard pool and is under investigation, Chandler police said.

  • 2 weeks ago | azcentral.com | Elena Santa Cruz

    The Phoenix City Council approved a budget for the Police Department of more than $1 billion, a $46 million increase. The funding boost will cover salaries, pensions, vehicle replacements and accountability measures. The decision coincided with the DOJ retracting findings of unconstitutional practices by the Phoenix Police Department.

  • 3 weeks 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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21 Mar 23

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