Ex-county treasurer in Arizona receives 10-year sentence for stealing more than $38 million

Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Sentenced for Embezzlement A former civil servant in Santa Cruz County has received a 10-year federal prison sentence after admitting to misappropriating millions in taxpayer funds. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Rosemary C. Marquez sentenced 63-year-old Elizabeth Gutfahr from Rio Rico to 120 months behind bars. Following her prison term, […]

Ex-county treasurer in Arizona receives 10-year sentence for stealing more than $38 million

Former County Treasurer Sentenced for Embezzlement A former civil employee in Santa Cruz County has received a 10-year federal prison sentence after admitting to misappropriating significant taxpayer funds. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Rosemary C. Marquez sentenced 63-year-old Elizabeth Gutfar of Rio Rico to 120 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. […]

Ex-Santa Cruz County Treasurer Given 10-Year Sentence for Stealing More Than $38 Million

Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Sentenced for Embezzlement A former Santa Cruz County official has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison after admitting to embezzling tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Rosemary C. Marquez sentenced Elizabeth Gutfar, 63, to 120 months in prison. Following her release, she will […]

Silver Belt | Observing the Granite Mountain Hotshots’ 10-year anniversary

Photo courtesy/Granite Mountain Hotshots Interagency Crew. A group photo taken before the Yarnell Hill fire. Author: David Souders Updated: 29 minutes ago / Posted: July 6, 2023 This June 30th marked a solemn day for Arizona and wild firefighters. Nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots lost their lives fighting the Yarnell Hill fire ten years before him […]

10-year anniversary set to remember Granite Mountain Hotshots

independent news media This June marks 10 years since 19 firefighters lost their lives in the Yarnell Hill fire. To honor and remember firefighters, a team of wilderness firefighters and law enforcement partners plan a memorial event in honor of Granite Mountain Hotshot, who died on June 30, 2013. I’ve been working on it since […]