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Lands and Lies Tarnish Arizona Real Estate Boom
In 1965 promoters lured Eastern investors with dreams of a desert promised land while graft tainted Arizona real estate. Great Southwest Land and Cattle Co. figures led to multiple prison terms and several deaths, including key witness Edward Lazar. Ned Warren faced bribery charges as the probe widened to public officials and others tied to numerous land fraud schemes.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Great Southwest Land and Cattle Co
Warren
Edward Lazar
Maricopa County
Grand Jury
Lazar
Superior Court
J. Fred Talley
George Brooks
Maricopa
Great Southwest
Danbury
Conn
New York State
Talley
Ned Warren
Joseph Patrick
Sam Steiger
R-Ariz
Lewis Rosenberg
Western Growth Capital Corp
Herbert Gaynor
Allied Building Specialists
Leonard Hoffman
Prescott Valley, Inc
Southwest
Bruce Herbert Wood
Hoffman
Fred Harris
Scottsdale Auto Lease
Robert Catt
Phoenix Mortgage Co
Victor David