Aquiles wrote on Jun 14, 2012 11:03 PM:

" WOW ! Three years probation...and they even informed the court....the money came fron selling drugs..now don't you guys blame President Obama...for this one !..blame ...Bush "




concerned wrote on Jun 12, 2012 12:26 PM:

" No Jail Time? No wonder everyone seems to get away with it. SAD "




To Expose Douglas wrote on Jun 10, 2012 8:51 PM:

" You must be a very dumb Douglas cop. Get your statistics right! "




goody shoes wrote on Jun 9, 2012 8:13 AM:

" Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and keep the rest. "




My Two Cents wrote on Jun 9, 2012 8:09 AM:

" This is not a big bust. you're losing focus on the big fish, very big fish. "




Expose Douglas Fraud wrote on Jun 9, 2012 1:31 AM:

" Several people have asked: what 2 businesses were shut down?
Really?
Gee, look around Douglas. Just pick any of the nail salons or video rental stores(people rent from RedBox & Netflix, this isn't 1999!). Dozens of busniesses downtown that never do much business yet the owners make a few bank deposits every day and they all drive flashy SUVs(with Sonora plates). How much more obvious does it have to be for the IRS, DEA, police etc to shut them all down?

One of the bigger parts of the Douglas economy is money laundering. How much longer will everyone deny this? How long will it take for the Dispatch to finally do some real heavy-hitting, real investigative reporting about this? Maybe they don't want to win a Pulitzer for exposing a long running scam in town?

What a silly town: 80% of the people are poor as heck, and the other 20% are money laundering or making their money "fighting crime" , "protecting the border", or helping run the privatized commercial prisons in the region(look for their orange suited men laboring downtown and washing the mayor's car for 75 cents an hour. What a crime! "




REPORT THEM wrote on Jun 8, 2012 12:09 PM:

" Something the paper forgot to mention that I think is VERY important. To report persons you believe are defrauding the AHCCCS program call:

1-888-487-6686 or mail your concerns to:

Inspector General
701 E. Jefferson St. MD
Phoenix, AZ 85034

If you want to report persons you suspect are defrauding the DES (food card/stamps) program call:

1-800-251-2436 or online at:

azdes.gov under the (how do I?) section select (report suspected fraud).

As in most cases in Douglas, you might want to report the same individual on both, as most are defrauding both programs. "




WOW wrote on Jun 6, 2012 3:41 PM:

" This infuriates me to no end. Years back when I was 8 months pregnant and with all intentions to work up to my due date I developed toxemia. This was to leave me bed bound until I delivered putting a real strain on funds to pay bills. I went to Acchs, did not qualify for any assistance other then $60.00 a month for food stamps. They might as well have just slapped me in the face. I remember all the brand new cars out there in the parking lot, people dressed in gold up to their armpits, but people who really need it are denied? Something wrong with this situration!! I think as a tax payer if we have to do drug testing as part of our employers rules, these people getting help should have to do the same thing to get our hard earned taxes!!!! "




I.M. Noone wrote on Jun 4, 2012 5:07 AM:

" What business closed and why is it not in this story??? "




7thstgangsta wrote on Jun 3, 2012 9:47 AM:

" Wake up folks! Socialist leaders create socialist lifestyles. As long as the sheep (or voters, sorry) keep electing these types of politicians, you are going to have widespread fraud in social programs. If you think that the fraud is bad here in a little town like Douglas, can you imagine what it's like in Chicago or New York? Just remember all your complaints when you go to the polls in November. "




taxpayer wrote on Jun 3, 2012 8:13 AM:

" So true, drive by the DES office, Health Dept. and mexican plates. Ask for a letter from a friend, relative and this places you with a Douglas address and your qualified, with Food Stamps, WIC and AHCCCS. So wrong! State should have qualified inspectors to look into all corruption we have in Douglas. I too should stop working, and place all my goods under some else names, and just wait sit around and wait for all the goods at the 1st of month, paid by honest hard working people. "




I.M. Noone wrote on Jun 3, 2012 7:11 AM:

" What two businesses were shut down, and why is it not mentioned in the story??????? "




Investigate wrote on Jun 2, 2012 4:22 PM:

" The people who work at DES are ready to give the wrong people assistance. Drive by there you will see cars with Mexican plates. It is a crime.Go to the post office and see how many of these crooks receive their DES checks at the POBox and then drive back to Mexico. Yet Veterans, US citizens and people who lost their jobs or work at minimum wage and need help get denied. I agree drug test the vermin and only residents should get help. Put these criminals behind bars we all know who they. This family has for years dealt in criminal activity and still they drive around flaunting their wealth. Where is justice when you need it? "




taxpayer wrote on Jun 2, 2012 8:10 AM:

" Probation ? Mr. Horne, Az Attorney should investigate more cases in Douglas, AZ. and investigate all the office workers, who simply take false info. and don't investigate properly. So true justclaim that husband let you or are separated, no income, alots of kids, place autos, property under someones names and then your qualified. (under the guidlines. I have worked over 25 years, been taxed and yet I dont have the luxury of having 2 or 3 cars, a nice house and not because I have not budget myself, but because I am a honest hard working person. I understand hard times are here, but come on,what happen to morals,diginty. I personally know people who don't what to better themselves, because they know that. And yes WE taxpayers pay for all this! "




CAF wrote on Jun 2, 2012 2:10 AM:

" This is exactly why ahcccs, medicare, and social security are in trouble and why some no nothing legislators want to do away with these programs. "




Check it out wrote on Jun 1, 2012 8:23 PM:

" So far they only found two people. They better come and visit. Most of the people in Douglas do this. There are only a few good paying jobs here. If people have a lot of stuff and don't have a job, don't pay taxes, what else is it? I am glad. Those of us that have integrity work hard for meager living that we have. "




Concern wrote on May 31, 2012 10:00 PM:

" Very True people who are honest and try to make ends meet don't qualify because either go over 2 dollars of their income. I hope this kind of cases are looked closer. There are people who put other peoples addresses and yet they live in Mex with nice cars. Florida has a law applicants have to get tested for any drug use if they want Government help. Hope this kind of law passes here in Az. "




Concerned citizen wrote on May 31, 2012 4:51 PM:

" I tried numerous times to apply for assistance and I had to sit among illegals/dishonest drug dealers applying for benifits. The sadest part is they where in and out with benefits and I was denied any assistance. I a United states citizen that has worked and paid taxes and these people walk in never working or paying any type of tax and easy money. Its the people working for the state making these decisions that need to be looked at they are dishonest and take bribes. "




Really..... wrote on May 31, 2012 4:04 PM:

" Really? People such as these are basically awarded these services by AHCCCS? At my expense! If I am paying for these services to be used by an individual(s), why can't I write them off in my taxes? If I am providing meals, education, medical/dental, housing at my expense, where is my American dream? No white picket fence in front of my house. No reason as to why these parasites can not be tested for drugs, prior to receiving my hard-earned money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "




LAMONT CRANSTON wrote on May 31, 2012 3:50 PM:

" WHAT??? NO JAIL TIME "




Former Bulldog wrote on May 31, 2012 3:43 PM:

" Wow, simply amazing, just probation....what an unfair system....this is why people don't care about fraud, laundering etc. With todays justice system you have a good chance at being set free for majority of crimes committed. I just don't understand "




patriot wrote on May 31, 2012 2:40 PM:

" Tom Horn could spend the next 10 years in Douglas alone and never bring them all to justice "




Honest working wrote on May 31, 2012 9:23 AM:

" It makes me laugh to hear something like this happening. That is where the government has put itself. When they have honest hard working people who do need that little extra help to get by they are denied any kind of government help but yet these criminals lie through their teeth and get food stamps, cash and most of the time their rent paid in full. Open your eyes and start investigating people a little closer. Those who are hard working, honest and law abiding citizens I'm sure will not mind this as they do deserve benefits and a little help to get by. "

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