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AZ: Developer Pays $12 Million In ‘Eco-Damage’ Case

The 2003 deal, which would have bordered Ironwood Forest National Monument, fell apart as some landowners resisted Johnson’s offers and complained of strong-arm tactics intended to bully them into selling. He sold the land in 2004.

“This resolution is a strong message to anyone who would despoil our environmental heritage,” Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard said.

The settlement, to be split among five state agencies, is the largest environmental-enforcement action in Arizona history, Goddard said.

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