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County barred from prosecuting job-related ID theft cases

Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press//January 6, 2015//

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County barred from prosecuting job-related ID theft cases

County barred from prosecuting job-related ID theft cases

Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press//January 6, 2015//

A judge has barred Maricopa County officials from enforcing two Arizona identity-theft laws that have been used to convict hundreds of immigrant workers. The decision Monday by U.S. District Judge...

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