Email Author John Dougherty

Awards

• 2007 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published July 27, 2006

  “Scammer From the Slammer”

• 2007 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published July 20, 2006

  “No Power for the Powerless”

• 2007 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published April 27, 2006

  “Cash Cabal”

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing

  "Polygamy in Arizona"

• 2006 - Arizona Press Club Awards

  "Polygamy in Arizona"

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1997 Stories by John Dougherty

• Problems of Roofian Proportion

  published December 11, 1997

  A breakneck building schedule has resulted in huge cost overruns, design and construction errors and infighting among key players in the Bank One... More >>

• Missing Links

  published December 4, 1997

  Challengers in Tempe's upcoming city council race have been rebuffed in attempts to gain access to the city's popular Web site ( More >>

• Fife's Myth

  published October 9, 1997

  Punch the words "Fife Symington" and "tax cuts" into a popular-newspaper database, and more than 1,000 articles will be cited. The... More >>

• Fife's History

  published September 11, 1997

  J. Fife Symington III moved to Arizona more than two decades ago to escape the long shadow of his influential, wealthy Maryland family. ... More >>

• Juror Furor

  published August 28, 1997

  John Dowd, Governor J. Fife Symington III's lead defense attorney, long ago mastered the art of media manipulation. His strategy is simple:... More >>

• Juror Excused

  published August 21, 1997

  Governor J. Fife Symington III's criminal trial took a bizarre turn Tuesday, August 19, when U.S. District Court Judge Roger B. Strand dismissed a... More >>

• Denouement or Vindication?

  published August 14, 1997

  The governor turned to his family, and his wife and two eldest sons came close. The four stood in a tight circle behind the table where the... More >>

• Judge Stranded

  published August 7, 1997

  During the 13 weeks he's presided over Governor J. Fife Symington III's criminal trial, U.S. District Court Judge Roger B. Strand often has... More >>

• Fife's Cross to Bear

  published July 31, 1997

  Inexorably, federal prosecutor David Schindler is dragging Governor J. Fife Symington III through a time Symington would rather forget. ... More >>

• Fife's Last Stand?

  published July 24, 1997

  Thirteen months ago--on June 13, 1996--Governor J. Fife Symington III summoned the media to the State Capitol to respond to the announcement that... More >>

• Trial by Paper

  published July 17, 1997

  For 10 weeks, federal prosecutors have presented evidence showing Governor J. Fife Symington III repeatedly overstated his assets and understated... More >>

• Sugar Mommy

  published July 10, 1997

  Thomas Washburne has spent the past decade dealing with Governor J. Fife Symington III's insatiable appetite for spending other people's money. No... More >>

• Shallow Victories

  published July 3, 1997

  For most of the past seven weeks, Governor J. Fife Symington III has spent his days in U.S. District Court busy scribbling in a black, loose-leaf... More >>

• Informer Friend of Fife

  published June 26, 1997

  Every day, television news crews form a gauntlet outside the federal courthouse, waiting to fire questions at the attorneys in Governor J. Fife... More >>

• Bankers Dozin'

  published June 19, 1997

  Jim Cockerham's reluctant testimony during the fifth week of Governor J. Fife Symington III's criminal trial exploded yet another Symington myth:... More >>

• Cornered by Fife

  published June 12, 1997

  Terry Lynam, one of Governor J. Fife Symington III's defense attorneys, sauntered down the federal courthouse steps wearing a big smile. He... More >>

• Details, Details

  published June 5, 1997

  Government prosecutors face a dilemma as the Symington criminal trial moves into its fourth week. Prosecutors know they must present... More >>

• The Handwriting's on the Wall

  published May 29, 1997

  The heart of Governor J. Fife Symington III's criminal defense has been punctured by his own jottings. It would seem that only an emergency... More >>

• Varinsky or Varoutsky?

  published May 22, 1997

  Governor J. Fife Symington III's criminal case may be decided as much by the type of cars and window shades jurors prefer as by the labyrinth of... More >>

• A Colossal Liar

  published May 15, 1997

  Arizona Governor J. Fife Symington III finds himself in U.S. District Court, facing 22 felony counts that could strip him of his job and send him... More >>

• DEA Papers List Canelos Firm

  published May 8, 1997

  The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has released records revealing that a company controlled by a business partner of Governor J. Fife... More >>

• A People Betrayed

  published May 1, 1997

  Second of Two Parts The traditional Hopi knew all along. For nearly 50 years, their pleas to the federal government to prevent mining... More >>

• Dark Days on Black Mesa

  published April 24, 1997

  First of Two Parts Eighty-two-year-old Valjean Joshvema leans forward in his chair and sings a Hopi prophecy that has come to pass. The... More >>

• Visa Granted

  published April 17, 1997

  In a reversal, the U.S. State Department has issued a one-year visa to a Mexican businessman with close ties to the family of Governor J. Fife... More >>

• Republic Scoops Self

  published April 10, 1997

  With jury selection for Governor J. Fife Symington III's criminal trial only weeks away, Symington's bankruptcy attorney last week manufactured a... More >>