{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Arizona LLC Law","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw","author_name":"Richard Keyt","author_url":"https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/author\/1llclawyer\/","title":"Lessons to be Learned from Sheriff Joe's Bad Example","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z1kYudoueb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/2011\/08\/sheriff-joe\/\">Lessons to be Learned from Sheriff Joe&#8217;s Bad Example<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/2011\/08\/sheriff-joe\/embed\/#?secret=z1kYudoueb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Lessons to be Learned from Sheriff Joe&#8217;s Bad Example&#8221; &#8212; Arizona LLC Law\" data-secret=\"z1kYudoueb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.keytlaw.com\/azllclaw\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his wife formed an Arizona limited liability company in December of 2010 called &#8220;Ava Investments, LLC.&#8221;\u00a0 In June of 2011 they transferred eight parcels of land into Ava Investments, LLC. Apparently Joe and Ava were not concerned about confidentiality because their home address is listed in the Articles of Organization and on the Arizona Corporation Commission&#8217;s website as well as their names.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t fault Sheriff Joe, however because he didn&#8217;t have a chance to read my article called &#8220;The Confidential LLC &#8211; How to Form an Arizona LLC without Disclosing Its Ultimate Owner(s)&#8221; because the article was written after the Arpaios formed Ava Investments, LLC. Lesson 1:\u00a0 If you want to keep your ownership of an Arizona limited liability company confidential and not on public display, do not be a member or manager of an Arizona LLC or use your home address for any purpose in the LLC&#8217;s Articles of Organization. Apparently the purpose of Ava Investments, LLC, is to hold the Arpaio&#8217;s investment real estate.\u00a0 I searched the Maricopa County Recorder&#8217;s website for Ava Investments, LLC, and found the following deeds: June 6, 2011, Special Warranty Deed recorded on June 14, 2011, was signed by Joe and Ava as grantors conveying two parcels of land to Ava Investments, LLC.\u00a0 The Affidavit of Value recorded with this deed says that: (i) the seller was Ava Investments Corporation, not Joe and Ava, (ii) the sales price was $75,000, (iii) the method of financing was &#8220;exchange or trade,&#8221; and (iv) the property is for commercial or industrial use.&#8221;\u00a0 The signature on the Affidavit appears to be that of Ava Arpaio who acknowledged that she was &#8220;duly sworn on oath . [...]"}