Three executives of a former Mesa payroll servicing company were indicted this week on federal charges of fraud and tax evasion. A Utah grand jury returned a 45-count indictment on Thursday against Scott M. Boley, 46, and Robert Langford, 54, both of Mesa, and Douglas Morby, 49, of Ogden, Utah, following allegations that the trio withheld $4.6 million for taxes from the salaries of its customers
Archive for June, 2007Two men shot in Tempe clubhouse argumentJune 30th, 2007, 2:30 pm by daryljamesTwo men were shot on Friday night when a late-night argument at the clubhouse of the Tempe Cascades Mobile Home Park turned physical, Tempe police said. Shortly after midnight at 2340 E. University Drive, at least one person, who police did not identify, shot a man in the midst of their argument. He was transported and treated at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn hospital. A second victim brought himself to the hospital later that night, according to police, saying that he was also shot at the same clubhouse. Police did not confirm whether this man was shot by the same suspect who injured the first victim. Though Tempe police have identified no suspects, they have contacted several witnesses in their investigation. Bobcat mauls dogsJune 28th, 2007, 6:47 pm by Katie McDevittPolice are searching for a bobcat that attacked a man Dog Dies, Woman ArrestedJune 28th, 2007, 10:27 am by Gary GradoApache Junction police arrested a 21-year-old woman Wednesday on suspicion of animal cruelty after they found her dog dead and tied to a pole with no shade or water.Police spokesman Jay Swart said Kelly Ann Noland told authorities she tied the shepard mix to a pole because the animal had gotten loose before and she believed she had left water.The woman said she tied the dog up thinking her husband would get home before her. Swart said officers on the scene reported no water nearby, but a necropsy, which is the animal equivilent of an autopsy, will be performed to determine the cause of death. Swart said a passerby saw the dog down and called 911. Phoenix boosts fines for illegal parking in handicap spacesJune 28th, 2007, 9:25 am by daryljamesFines for illegal parking in a handicap space will jump from $140 to a minimum of $250 in Phoenix starting July 1, the police department announced Thursday. Police detective Cindy Scott said the fine will also apply to people who improperly use handicap placards. People caught with altered or forged handicapped placards face $500 fines. "These spaces are not a privilege, but a necessity to many people," Scott said. Police Seize 1500 lbs of MarijuanaJune 27th, 2007, 9:11 pm by davidbiscobingPolice seized more than 1500 pounds of marijuana on Wednesday night that was transported from Texas to a northeast Phoenix residence. The Phoenix police Drug Enforcement Bureau recovered several large blocks of the drug stacked inside a home at 3112 East Dahlia Dr., which sits within a quiet neighborhood, police said. Police received a call from the El Paso Police Department this morning about suspicious wooden crates that were be transported from the city to Phoenix. The drug team followed the rental truck and watched the suspects unload the 5-by-5 foot crates. The stench from the leafy drug filled the entire neighborhood, Detective Bob Ragsdale said. Two men from Phoenix and one man from El Paso, Texas, were arrested in connection with the raid. The street value of the marijuana is estimated at $500,000. Men who grew marijuana on forest land sentencedJune 27th, 2007, 2:17 pm by Jill RedhageTwo men have been sent to federal prison for growing marijuana in the Maple Springs Draw area of the Tonto National Forest last year.Alejandro Mendoza-Angiano, 20, of Mexico, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Monday for cultivating more than 1,000 marijuana plants on federal land, and for assaulting a United States Forestry Service Officer with a firearm.On October 22, Mendoza-Angiano used an assault rifle to threaten a forest service officer who was investigating his crop, according to the United States Attorney Police Search for Missing WomanJune 27th, 2007, 10:25 am by Gary GradoTempe police are working with the Yavapai County Sheriff Scottsdale Man Charged in Bribery CaseJune 27th, 2007, 9:33 am by Gary GradoAuthorities on Monday arrested a Scottsdale man who was indicted in May on charges of bribing a Chandler police officer and harrassing public officials. Gregg L. Wolfe, a principal in the Chandler non-profit Nakami Chi Group Ministries International, had been avoiding the service of the indictment when Scottsdale police picked him up, Andrea Esquer, spokeswoman for the Arizona Attorney General’s Office said. Edward Purvis, 38, is also indicted in the case and he is awaiting trial. The indictment alleges Purvis and Wolfe got former Chandler officer Bradley Forward to obtain a file on an investigation into the non-profit. Forward has since resigned and was charged, but his criminal case has been sealed by the court. Phoenix Fire Captain Arrested for AssaultJune 26th, 2007, 10:52 pm by davidbiscobingA Phoenix fire captain was arrested on Tuesday night in Scottsdale for allegedly assaulting two 18-year-old men who he believed broke into his home earlier in the week, a police report said. Scottsdale police arrested Capt. Mark DeLima around 7 p.m. in the parking lot of a Safeway grocery store at Scottsdale Road and Shea Blvd., where one of the victims worked. DeLima grabbed the shirt of one of the men and pulled him away from the store |