The auditor general is also suing Santa Cruz County for a lack of oversight. Sarah Lapidus covers southern Arizona politics and issues for The Arizona Republic.

The auditor general is also suing Santa Cruz County for a lack of oversight. Sarah Lapidus covers southern Arizona politics and issues for The Arizona Republic.

The sentence comes months after former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr pleaded guilty to embezzling $38.7 million from 2014 to 2024.

The county is pursuing legal action against Gutfahr and the state auditor general for alleged negligence. The former Santa Cruz County treasurer who embezzled almost $40 million over a decade from one ...

The former Santa Cruz County treasurer who pleaded guilty to stealing more than 38 million dollars in public money is set for sentencing next month.

Santa Cruz County has allocated $200,000 from its general fund contingency to provide legal services for undocumented immigrants and mental health support for the LGBTQ+ community.

Governor Katie Hobbs held a news conference on Jan. 29 to announce the historic appointment of a new judge to the Arizona Supreme Court.

PHOENIX — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County the first Latina and first ...