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Attorney General Tom Horne addresses a news conference at which he detailed an indictment accusing 21 Tucson-based members of the Arizona Air National Guard of fraudulently collecting stipends for housing and other temporary-duty expenses.

21 Tucson Air Guardsmen indicted; $1M fraud alleged by 'Black Sheep'

Updated Oct 21, 2013, 5:12 pm ◇ Dylan Smith/TucsonSentinel.com

The former commander and 20 other members of a Tucson Air National Guard unit have been indicted for allegedly defrauding the government of more than $1 million. Members of the 214th Reconnaissance Group, which operates drones over Iraq and Afghanistan, falsified military records to bump their pay, Attorney General Tom Horne said Monday. The announcement comes four years after an Air Force investigation into the allegations led to discipline. Read more» 3

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James Turgal, special agent in charge of the FBI's Phoenix Division, and Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney, answer questions from the media at a press conference Monday.

Horne accused of campaign finance violations

Oct 2, 2012 ◇ Fara Illich/Cronkite News Service

Attorney General Tom Horne allegedly violated state campaign finance laws in the 2010 campaign, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said. Read more»


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