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From detecting fraudulent checks to guarding against identity fraud, MCAO protects Arizona. en-US Copyright 2008, Maricopa County Attorney's Office. ricksb@mcao.maricopa.gov 11 Jan 2008 0:00:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 240 http://www.maricopacountyattorney.org/global-images/jpg/xml-banner.jpg http://www.maricopacountyattorney.org 278 60 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081121_a.pdf The County Attorney's Office has asked the same federal judge who dismissed the lawsuit against County Attorney Andrew Thomas last month to impose sanctions on the New Times for filing an amended lawsuit that essentially ignores the judge's ruling. 11/21 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 /0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081119_a.pdf County Attorney Andrew Thomas is asking the Arizona Supreme Court to reconsider a decision that revokes lifetime probation for those convicted of preparatory sex crimes such as Attempted Child Molestation that occurred between January 1, 1994 and July 20, 1997. 11/19 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 /0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081118_b.pdf that Manuel Contreras-Galdean is accused of Manslaughter, a class 2 dangerous felony; and Aggravated Assault, a class 3 dangerous felony in connection with a two vehicle crash in Mesa that killed a teenaged girl and injured her brother. 11/18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 /0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081118_a-update.pdf Glenn Morrison has been indicted on three counts of Robbery and two counts of Theft in connection with two bank robberies that happened in Scottsdale. 11/18 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 /0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081117_b.pdf Glendale resident Howard Frances Underwood, 27, has been sentenced to three natural life terms in prison for the murders of three individuals in 2003. 11/17 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 /0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081117_a.pdf Raymond Kohan (DOB 5/15/73) has been sentenced to 9 years in the Department of Corrections for Manslaughter followed by 3 years of supervised probation for Endangerment for the May 2006 crash that killed 17-year-old Sean Andujar. 11/17 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081114_a.pdf Brett A. White, 21, has been accused of one count of Armed Robbery, a class two felony, in a direct complaint filed in Superior Court on November 13, 2008. 11/14 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081113_a-update.pdf Gabriel Saucedo has been charged in connection with a Tempe home invasion of an ASU law student. 11/13 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081110_b-update.pdf Mesa resident Crystal Wright,30, has been sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for a charge related to identity theft. 11/10 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081110_a.pdf The Arizona Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Adolfo Guzman-Garcia for smuggling himself into Maricopa County. 11/10 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081107_a.pdf Roberto Perez-Millan has been convicted of first degree murder for the May 2007 shooting death of Jose Ramirez Guadarrama. 11/07 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081106_b.pdf Phoenix resident Marcus Damper, 19, has been found guilty of murdering his 19 year-old girlfriend. 11/06 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081106_a.pdf Alonso Pena-Reyes, 20, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for causing the death of Nemo Nicholas, a 35 year-old Chandler man, in a DUI related car crash.. 11/06 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081105_a.pdf Frank Bernal Jr. has been sentenced to 27.5 years in prison, with no opportunity for early release, for opening fire on two Phoenix Police Officers on October 31st 2007. 11/05 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081104_a-update.pdf Henry Diaz, 28, has been accused in a direct complaint. Diaz is suspected of committing a series of armed robberies that had taken place at several businesses in the Tempe and Ahwatukee areas in the past few weeks. 11/04 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081103_b.pdf Mark Stephen Merila, 44, has been found guilty of the kidnappings and murders of two teenage girls in 1984. 11/03 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081103_a.pdf Matthew David Valdez, Phillip Valdez and Jose Jesus Solis have been indicted on a long list of charges in connection with a burglary and chase in Queen Creek. 11/03 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081102_a.pdf Facing a dramatic increase in kidnappings and other Latin American-style violence related to the illegal immigration crisis, County Andrew Thomas has created a new task force within the County Attorney's Office to combat this dangerous trend. 11/02 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081031_a.pdf Buckeye residents Felix Vasquez, 16, and Benjamin Cannon, 15, have been accused in a criminal indictment of taking the life of 28-year-old Arizona Department of Corrections Officer Bradley Jay Gerrard. 10/30 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081030_a-update.pdf Phoenix resident Christopher McKay Cantrell, 33, has been sentenced to a total of 21 years in prison on charges that include aggravated identity theft and possession of dangerous drugs for sale. 10/30 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081028_a.pdf County Attorney Andrew Thomas announced today that his office has filed a criminal complaint against Salvador Vivas-Diaz for the October 25, 2008 crash that claimed the life of Phoenix Police officer Shane Figueroa. 10/28 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081027_a.pdf Jon Benson has been indicted and arrested on a count of Second Degree Murder for the 1978 death of 14-year-old Greg Holman. 10/27 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081024_a-update.pdf Kyran Jones has been sentenced to seven years in the department of corrections for assaulting Tempe Police Lt. Mike Horn. 10/24 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081023_a.pdf County Attorney Andrew Thomas appeared today in San Francisco before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to pursue his federal lawsuit challenging race-based DUI courts in Maricopa County. 10/23 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081020_a.pdf For the second time in just under eight weeks, detectives from the County Attorney's Office have rearrested a defendant who was about to be released from a mental-health facility. 10/20 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081017_a.pdf Peter Normann has been indicted on two counts of second-degree murder and one count of manslaughter. 10/17 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081016_b.pdf Shaun Wesley Geeslin, 36, the man accused of stabbing a "Good Samaritan" during an effort by loss prevention personnel at Mervyn's at Arrowhead Towne Center to stop suspected shoplifters, has been indicted. 10/16 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081016_a.pdf County Attorney Andrew Thomas has demanded that the Mexican consulate explain why it has given $100 cash to each of the jail accounts of the alleged illegal-immigrant defendants arrested in connection with the Waterworld investigation. 10/16 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081015_a.pdf Benito Anorve-Candella, 29, a border violator from Mexico, was found guilty of first degree murder, and four other counts, surrounding the 2007 shooting death of a man outside a Phoenix bar. 10/15 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081010_a-update.pdf A defendant accused of giving OxyContin to a Glendale teenager who died of a drug overdose has been sentenced to three years in prison. 10/10 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081009_b.pdf Gary Karpin, 57, who passed himself off as an Arizona licensed divorce lawyer and attorney at a firm bearing his name, has been found guilty by a jury on 23 counts of theft and one count of fraud. 10/09 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081009_a.pdf The Westside Task Force has shut down a drug smuggling operation based in the west Valley. A Maricopa County Grand Jury has handed up two indictments identifying 64 suspects listing 128 counts. 10/09 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081007_a.pdf a federal judge has granted a motion to dismiss Thomas, his wife and the County Attorney's Office from a lawsuit filed by the New Times media conglomerate. 10/05 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081005_a.pdf Michael Benson has been indicted on multiple counts of theft for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in government funds. 10/05 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081003_a-update.pdf Miguel Romero, 39, has been sentenced to a 12 year prison term for charges related to the use of stolen checks. 10/03 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081002_a.pdf County Attorney Andrew Thomas released today the results of research by his office showing the illegal immigrant crisis is having a profound impact on crime. 10/02 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081002_a-whitepaper.pdf Printable White Paper 10/02 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.mcaodocuments.com/press/20081002_b.pdf Terence Greenwood, 63, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison and three counts of lifetime probation. 10/02 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 //0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------