Arizona to award licenses for pot dispensaries today
State officials on Tuesday will award nearly 100 dispensary licenses in what is a key implementation step for Arizona's voter-approved medical marijuana program.
Former Pima County judge one step closer to becoming U.S. attorney
A Senate committee Thursday gave preliminary approval to former Pima County Superior Court Judge John S. Leonardo’s nomination to be the next U.S. Attorney for Arizona.
Court filing in Arredondo bribery case hints at another ‘large-scale’ investigation
A new motion to seal evidence in the federal bribery case against Rep. Ben Arredondo reveals that another investigation connected the Tempe Democrat is “large scale.”
4 indicted in student aid scheme that used inmates
Federal prosecutors say they have broken up a ring of women who used the names of Perryville prison inmates to fraudulently get federal student financial aid.
Ex-Fiesta Bowl top executive enters guilty plea
The Fiesta Bowl's former top executive pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge to settle allegations stemming from a political donations scandal.
Former Fiesta Bowl leader to plead guilty
The former top executive of the Fiesta Bowl has reached a plea deal with Arizona prosecutors to settle allegations related to a political donations scandal.
House panel: Prosecutor in ‘Fast and Furious’ intends to take 5th
A House committee says a federal prosecutor in Arizona intends to remain silent if called for questioning in a congressional probe of a problem-plagued gun smuggling investigation.
Federal court panel questions conduct of prosecutor in Arizona
A U.S. appeals court panel criticized a Tucson federal prosecutor who it said “presented a falsified version” of testimony in a drug-smuggling case to make the defendant look as if she had lied on the stand.
IRC’s chairwoman hires former U.S. Attorney
Horne’s office will face a formidable legal opponent when it tries to convince a superior court judge to force three members of the IRC to cooperate with the AG’s investigation into potential open meeting law violations.
Amid controversy, new prosecutors in Arizona cases
Federal prosecutors from Los Angeles and San Diego will take over cases arising from a flawed law enforcement operation in Arizona that is being investigated by Congress and the inspector general's office at the Justice Department.
Who wants to be a federal prosecutor?
Several names are being floated to fill the U.S. attorney slot vacated by Burke this week.
Lawmakers: Burke’s ex-office played ‘striking’ role in Fast and Furious
The Congressional committee investigating Operation Fast and Furious described the role that the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona played in the gun-running scandal as “striking” and demanded documents from top officials in the office.