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Expired, unwanted, unused and otherwise dangerous prescription drugs will be taken back at an event this Saturday in Phoenix to encourage Arizonans to get rid of unneeded prescription drugs that can pose a threat to children, Attorney General Tom Horne said today.

Attorney General Tom Horne today released the details explaining how Arizona will utilize $57 million in Mortgage Settlement funds. This $57 million is comprised of funds awarded to Arizona as part of the National Mortgage Settlement with the five largest banks plus $10 million obtained by the Attorney General to settle a separate lawsuit against Bank of America.

The state of Arizona has filed a lawsuit against McKesson Corporation, the nation’s largest drug wholesaler, alleging the company violated Arizona’s Consumer Fraud Act by artificially inflating the prices of more than 400 brand-name prescription drugs, costing consumers millions of dollars, Attorney General Tom Horne announced today. 

Attorney General Tom Horne and Arizona-based members of the U.S military are announcing a series of “Shred-A-Thon” events throughout the Phoenix area in September. 

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has reached a settlement with The Mortgage Law Group a/k/a Macey Aleman & Searns, a Chicago-based law firm that the State accused, in a consumer fraud lawsuit, of participating in a deceptive scheme designed to collect advance fees from consumers looking for assistance in obtaining mortgage loan modifications. In nearly all cases, it is illegal for businesses to charge consumers upfront fees for loan modifications. 

In a rebuke to a 2011 Obama administration demand calling for Arizona to repudiate the voter-approved protection of secret balloting in union elections, U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Martone today granted Summary Judgment in favor of the State’s position that the law is constitutional, Attorney General Tom Horne announced. 

In the single largest multi-state consumer protection-based pharmaceutical settlement, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced today that he, along with 36 other Attorneys General reached a record $181 million dollar settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. arising from alleged improper marketing of the antipsychotic drugs Risperdal and Invega (Risperdal). Arizona’s share of the settlement is $6,094,396.00. 

Three adults and one juvenile are in custody after attempting to avoid deputies and arrest warrants by hiding on a ranch south of Casa Grande.

A seven-month criminal investigation into allegations that Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu misused his authority in regards to a personal relationship found that Babeu committed no criminal violations and therefore no charges will be filed, Solicitor General Dave Cole announced today.

Attorney General Tom Horne announced today that three Phoenix residents have been indicted by the State Grand Jury on multiple allegations accusing the trio of defrauding $118,000 in health care benefits from AHCCCS - Arizona’s health care system for the indigent. Among those indicted is Michael Salman, a self-styled pastor who recently was at the center of a City of Phoenix zoning dispute.