Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard 2010 Annual Report

Criminal Division (continued)
State v. Douglas Ross Zuber
The unit obtained a six-year
prison sentence on January 12,
2010, against Douglas Ross
Zuber, followed by seven years
of probation, after his guilty
plea. Zuber was also ordered to
pay $6,196,985 in restitution
to Harvard Investments, Inc., in
Scottsdale. Between 1999 and
2006, Zuber embezzled approximately
$11 million from Harvard
Investments, Inc., where he was
employed as an executive vice
president, directing the company’s
investments in real estate.
At the time Zuber’s theft was
uncovered, his lifestyle included
a multi-million-dollar Paradise
Valley home; a Los Angeles
condo; several luxury automobiles,
along with jewelry, art and
other collectibles. Along with numerous
documents found when
the scheme collapsed, investigators
discovered a draft of a book
Zuber was writing, titled “Deeds
Attorney General Goddard testifies at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., on Arizona’s efforts to intercept illegal money transfers
to the Mexican cartels and reduce human-trafficking and drug-smuggling.
of Trust”, which described how to
embezzle from your employer.
Drug Unit
State v. Terri Schade
The unit obtained a jury conviction
against Terri Schade on
September 3, 2009, on the
charge of possession of chemicals
and equipment to manufacture
methamphetamine.
The case was investigated by
the Meth Lab Task Force. The
defendant was sentenced on
October 7, 2009 to five years in
prison.
State v. Mohamed Hamza
The unit obtained a jury conviction
on December 21, 2009,
against Mohamed Hamza for
possession of khat (a dangerous
drug), which was Arizona’s first
khat trial. The defendant was
stopped by DPS, and a consent
search of the truck uncovered
a bag of a green plant material
inside the cab, which turned out
to be khat. Hamza was sentenced
on February 24, 2010, to
18 months probation.
State v. Lawrence Runke
The unit obtained a jury conviction
on January 14, 2010, in
Yavapai County against Dr. Lawrence
Runke on 12 felony drug
and racketeering charges. Dr.
Runke was operating an illegal
pharmacy, Global Medicines,
in Cottonwood, where he was
shipping drugs to people all over
the country. In two years, he had
brought in more than $2 million
in revenue. He was sentenced
on February 23, 2010, to four
years in prison, followed by five
years probation.
State v. Hilario Vasquez
The unit obtained a conviction
on April 26, 2010, against
Hilario Vasquez on charges of
conspiracy and transportation
of marijuana over the statutory
threshold, arising out of the sale
in June 2009 of 300 pounds
of marijuana for $135,000. A
search warrant of the residence
uncovered the 300 pounds of
marijuana being broken down
into smaller bundles by the
defendant, more than $24,000
in cash and rented vehicles that
were to be used to transport the
marijuana to Virginia and Florida.
After waiving a jury trial, the
defendant was found guilty in a
bench trial. Vasquez was sentenced
to 15.75 years in prison.
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