Criminal justice

Tennessee's top prisons official resigned after the botched attempted execution of Christa Pike. But this wasn’t the first time he oversaw executions that ran into problems — including here in Arizona.

Four years ago, Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes won the office by less than 300 votes. Now, she’s hoping her track record taking on President Trump, fake electors and predatory businesses will earn her a second term in office.

Yuma physician Irfan Fazil has been convicted on four felony counts related to a massive fraud scheme against AHCCCS — the state’s Medicaid system. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office says Fazil billed patients for services they never received.

Tennessee’s top prison official who oversaw the botched execution of Christa Pike was previously in charge of executions in Arizona when the state experienced similar problems.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Arizona to block the start of a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in its prisons after the state was found to have provided inadequate care to incarcerated people and dragged its feet in making improvements.

The top Republican in the Arizona House of Representatives asked the Department of Justice to investigate bribery allegations against Sunshine Residential and its founder, who are at the center of a pay-to-play scandal.

Last year, the family of a man killed in a road-rage shooting was allowed to play a video of him made with artificial intelligence at the sentencing hearing of his killer. Now, the state Court of Appeals has ordered the defendant be given a new prison sentence.

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been charged with driving under the influence related to his arrest in March by police in Scottsdale.

The Arizona Supreme Court says a recent cyberattack revealed sensitive information belonging to people who owe unpaid court fees, fines and restitution.

Court documents say 49-year-old James Campbell is CEO of Axim Fringe Solutions Group, which processes employee retirement and health insurance benefits for federal contractors.