Lying, making false claims, omitting the truth, or making false promises in order to gain a benefit are the basic tenets of a Fraud Schemes charge in Arizona. Fraud Schemes charges are serious. ARS 13-2310 defines Fraud schemes and artifices as: “Any person who, pursuant to a scheme or artifice to defraud,

Though we live in a free and democratic society, our criminal justice system is far from perfect. Oftentimes the system does not work how it is supposed to, it is not about truth or justice, it is often a battle to win at all costs by either side. Yet, embedded