arizona ag.. repub (naturally) under scrutiny for 'raiding consumer protection fund'

[butters]

On Thursday, CBS 5 Phoenix reported that Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who is currently running for Senate as a Republican, has diverted money away from a fund intended to fight consumer fraud in order to litigate other, more political cases.

"In budget requests submitted by the Attorney General since 2018, the office has increasingly diverted money in the Consumer Protection and Fraud Revolving Fund to pay for other operations. Analysis of the operations shows they have little or no connection to protecting Arizona consumers," reported Morgan Loew.

his own words to Gov. Doug Ducey in 2017 about the possible illegality of doing just this

"There is legal risk associated with using consumer fraud settlement monies (outside of civil penalties and fees and costs) for non-CPA salaries, since by statute those monies may only be used for consumer restitution or for expenses related to “rectify[ing] violations or alleged violations of consumer protection laws,” wrote Brnovich at the time. “The necessary reassignment of attorneys from CPA to GASL limits the number of investigations that CPA attorneys can initiate in response to consumer complaints.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...pc=U531&cvid=5202ff059fb14ab3c6150f596a1bc5a3

 

[domroger]

Rules!We don't need no stinking rules.