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1999 Stories by Chris Farnsworth

• Crackdown

  published June 24, 1999

  Officer Scott Masino began CPR even though he knew his friend was dead. Masino tried in vain to push breath into the chest of fellow cop Marc... More >>

• Relapse in Judgment

  published June 3, 1999

  The troubled Arizona Board of Medical Examiners has again shut the public out of information about the state's MDs, this time blaming a change in... More >>

• Recordings

  published May 27, 1999

  Various artists Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (Maverick Records) The world inhabited by Austin Powers is more an... More >>

• Doctoring the Bills?

  published May 13, 1999

  A federal grand jury is investigating possible billing fraud at Maricopa Medical Center, the county hospital. It's unclear how much money... More >>

• Twisted System

  published May 6, 1999

  Sitting on the couch, Shawndra Lee stretches, bored, as her mom talks about their HMO coverage. Her back cracks with a sound like a rifle... More >>

• Smoke Screening

  published April 29, 1999

  The Arizona Department of Health Services plans to study the possible health problems caused by the ASARCO smelter in Hayden, despite officials'... More >>

• Block Botch

  published March 25, 1999

  Rudy Mendoza says he believes in working through the system. So when he found a racially charged statement by a Phoenix cop in his... More >>

• Fare Game

  published March 11, 1999

  Frank Leyvas had barely asked his passenger, "Where to?" when the cops, like a black cloud in their raid gear, stormed his cab. An officer... More >>

• Paying the Price

  published February 18, 1999

  The New Mexican Mafia put a price on Steve Benitez's head, but it's the taxpayers who will have to pay for the Arizona Department of Corrections'... More >>

• Doc Tales

  published February 11, 1999

  While the state board that regulates medical doctors is still going easy on its own, the board that oversees osteopaths continues to crack down on... More >>

• Rose Peddles

  published January 28, 1999

  "I am getting more and more impressed by your publicity machine," a diner tells Jason Rose as he sits down at Nixon's. Rose grins and makes the... More >>

• Rx for Arson?

  published January 28, 1999

  Dr. Craig Hiller sighed heavily, then picked up his cell phone to tell his wife he was about to be taken to jail. The physician, who is... More >>