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Ex-Arizona official gets 10 years in prison in fraud scheme

Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press//May 9, 2016//

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Ex-Arizona official gets 10 years in prison in fraud scheme

Ex-Arizona official gets 10 years in prison in fraud scheme

Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press//May 9, 2016//

A former state official who acknowledged stealing $5.9 million from Arizona’s health care program for the poor was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for his part in a...

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