Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard 2010 Annual Report

Office Highlights (continued)
Producing Money for the
State. The Attorney General’s
Office provides value to the
State and citizens in many
ways that are hard to measure
financially – from breaking up
criminal organizations to stopping
deceptive business practices to
protecting children from abuse.
But each year the Office
generates hundreds of millions
of dollars in recoveries for the
State and the public. For fiscal
2010, the total came to more
than $170 million. The largest
categories of money generated
are listed on the right.
The Office also has an excellent
track record defending against
high-dollar claims in liability
lawsuits. Claims against the state
last year totaled more than
$1.87 billion, while only $4.68
million (less than one-quarter of
1 percent) was paid to settle or
discharge such claims.
Examples of how the Attorney General’s Office generated over $170 million for the State and the Public in 2010:
$105.4 million from the diligent enforcement of the tobacco master settlement agreement
$21 million from the settlement with Western Union
$13 million in restitution for Arizona victims from complex financial and high technology crimes
$12.4 million in delinquent receivables collected on behalf of State agencies
$9.9 million in penalties from drug, money laundering, and other trafficking and racketeering enterprises
$3.9 million in penalties and costs from antitrust and consumer litigation
$1.7 million for environmental protection removal actions and penalties
$1.14 million in penalties and costs for state boards
$1.1 million recovered for Arizona consumers in response to complaints
$0.8 million for victim relief and civil rights training and monitoring
$0.8 million for equal employment opportunity and fair housing enforcement
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