Scottsdale Teacher Charged with Prostitution with a Minor
Shockwaves were felt across Arizona when a teacher in Scottsdale was charged with allegedly trying to pay for sex with an underage girl. According to reports, the man is believed to have set up a social media profile page for himself, and used it to arrange for a meeting for sex with a girl whom…
DUI Conviction Tossed Out by Appeals Court
The Arizona State Court of Appeals has tossed out the DUI charge of Cochise man after ruling that the arresting officer did not have a legal reason to pull the man over. Here’s What Happened Deputies were in a convenience store when they noticed the smell of burned marijuana near the man and a friend.…
Man Facing Charges After Cops Find Nearly 500 Pounds of Pot
A Stanfield man is in need of expert criminal defense representation after being arrested with 495 pounds of marijuana in his car during a traffic stop. The man was pursued by law enforcement after officers observed him abruptly turn off a main road onto a dirt road. After leading deputies on a chase on another…
Woman Playing Doctor Charged With Fraud
Police have charged a woman with fraud for running a phony dental practice from her Phoenix apartment. The 54-year-old woman apparently ran her fake dentist office for at least two years. Playing the Role Well Documents revealed that the unlicensed dentist played the role well; filling her apartment with dental instruments, including a saliva ejector…
Cosby Team Prepares Defense for Sex Crime Trial
Long-time entertainer and comic Bill Cosby will stand trial for long-rumored incidents of sexual misconduct. According to reports, Cosby’s court date will be July 20. There’s no firm date on when his actual trial will begin. Cosby is facing three counts of felony indecent assault stemming from a 2004 incident involving an employee at his…
Police Can No Longer Tell You DUI Tests Are Required
A ruling from the Arizona Supreme Court says that police officers who tell drunken driving suspects that they’re required to submit to alcohol testing are actually violating the drivers’ Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable warrant-less searches. Because drunken-driving suspects actually do have the right to refuse to testing, the Court’s ruling says that law officers…
Pleading Not Guilty Can Be a Smart Move
In a previous blog entry, we shared news of a Phoenix woman and her live-in boyfriend being arrested for huge quantities of drugs – including meth, a meth lab, LSD, cocaine, marijuana and heroin – as well as counterfeiting and child abuse. The couple have since entered a plea of “not guilty” at their recent…
Woman accused of Embezzling $1.8 Million
An Arizona woman is facing charges of embezzling nearly $1.8 million from her employer. The woman actually oversaw the former Show Low Fire District’s finances, and – according to reports – illegally issued nearly 500 checks totally $1,794,594. The checks were issued to her father and former fiancé. She was indicted by a Navajo County…
Chiropractor Hit With This Stiff Sentence in Fraud Case
A chiropractor who once practiced in Arizona has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, ordered to pay $480,000 in restitution and perform 100 hours of community service. The stiff penalties are based upon the man using identities of more than 50 patients at Arizona Back Institute to open multiple lines of credit from banks.…