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Photo illustration: Ray SternWhen Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon sought an indictment on county officials this past March, a grand jury slapped them down Andrew Thomas tries to spin damning grand-jury testimony in a new blog column published today -- but he fails miserably. Staying ... More >>
Andrew Thomas' publicly funded lawyer, Dennis Wilenchik, hired privated eyes to tail John Gleason, the man appointed to look into abuses by Thomas.Can you believe this nonsense? First, former County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his deputy, Lisa Aubuchon, claim that county officials mi ... More >>
In a refreshing and unexpected turn, and after much reflection, we've come up with a list of ten reasons you should vote for Andrew Thomas for Arizona Attorney General in tomorrow's GOP primary. Yes, you read that right. Sort of. 1. If elected, Thomas may finally be able t ... More >>
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:
You always go with 'stache when selecting an Andrew Thomas photo.As of early this morning, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne was clinging to a 373-vote lead over former Maricopa County Attorney Tom Horne in the GOP primary for attorney general.The shocking results came late l ... More >>
electtomhorne.com Smilin' Tom -- leading Thomas by 1,073... It's not looking good for former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas. As of the end of today's count of the remaining ballots, state Schools Superintendent Tom Horne had expanded his lead of about 400 votes from yesterday to ... More >>
Thomas, ready to say bye-bye?The end is apparently at hand for former County Attorney Andrew Thomas.Sources within the campaign of state Schools Superintendent Tom Horne, Thomas' rival in the GOP primary for state Attorney General, have told me that they expect Thomas to concede today.As if to confi ... More >>
Thomas' corpse is still twitching, alas... As of 6:36 p.m. today, the Arizona Secretary of State's office was reporting that state Schools Superintendent Tom Horne leads his rival, former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, by 485 votes in the GOP primary for state Attorney General. SOS spokes ... More >>
www.funnywordoftheday.comAs you may have read in Jackelope Ranch, New Times' arts and culture blog, today, November 18, has been declared National Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day.It's likely a gimmick by dudes with nasty stache's to get a little play -- if not but once a year.Arizona's po ... More >>
Andrew Thomas now faces possible disbarment.Maybe tailing the investigator for the Arizona State Supreme Court was a bad idea. A probable-cause panelist for the state high court, spurred by a report from investigator John Gleason, has ordered disciplinary procedures ... More >>
We were fairly deluged this morning with e-mails from readers of Arizona Republic columnist E.J Montini about a blog post he did about ex-Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Peyton Thomas. Officially Still A Lawyer At Presstime: Andrew Peyton Thomas"Has E.J. Montini become an ... More >>
Image: Ray Stern Barnett Lotstein watched his boss, Andrew Thomas, lose the election in September's primary. Now Lotstein's working for a Scottsdale law firm Barnett Lotstein, the face of ex-Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' legal baloney, has been hired at a Scottsdale law firm. Bef ... More >>
Daisy Flores: Charges aren't warranted against Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox Mary Rose Wilcox, one of five members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, didn't disclose her business interests to the public like she should have, that much is clear. But multiple felonies? ... More >>
Andrew Thomas is seeking $23.5 million in his claim against Maricopa County Unreal. The same people responsible for tens of millions in claims being filed against Maricopa County are now drooling after their own pot of gold. Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and David He ... More >>
Photo illustration: Ray SternAndrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon: The conspiracy was all theirs. The real conspiracy was on the other side.Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his lackey, Lisa Aubuchon, while alleging high crimes and conspiracies against county leaders, were conspiri ... More >>
Andrew Thomas: Future taxpayer-funded jackpot winner? Andrew Thomas, former Maricopa County Attorney, aspires to be one of the wealthiest ex-politicians in the United States, it would seem by his latest legal claim.The Arizona Republic reports that Thomas has filed a $23.5 million claim again ... More >>
Andrew Thomas: Future taxpayer-funded jackpot winner? Andrew Thomas, former Maricopa County Attorney, aspires to be one of the wealthiest ex-politicians in the United States, it would seem by his latest legal claim.The Arizona Republic reports that Thomas has filed a $23.5 million claim again ... More >>
Bill Montgomery -- a "good, ethical man" who won't bite the hand that feeds him.With the enemies of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on the defensive, responsibility for the county's civil lawsuits has been returned to the County Attorney's Office.The Supes had essentially fired for ... More >>
Would you be surprised if we told you former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is trying to hide something from the public? As Thomas faces possible disbarment -- stemming from 32 alleged ethical violations ranging from prosecutorial misconduct, perjury, and conspiracy to violate peop ... More >>
1977 called...it was in regards to Andrew Thomas' former mustache.There's still no date set for a hearing regarding ethics complaints filed against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and two of his former deputies, but the judge presiding over the case says it probably will ... More >>
1977 called...it was in regards to Andrew Thomas' former mustache.There's still no date set for a hearing regarding ethics complaints filed against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and two of his former deputies, but the judge presiding over the case says it probably will ... More >>
Andrew Thomas -- and his former stache.As disgraced former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas continues to piss away taxpayer money preparing for his upcoming state Bar ethics hearing, his apparent defense is becoming more clear: attack Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley.County sources te ... More >>
Andrew Thomas -- and his former stache.As disgraced former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas continues to piss away taxpayer money preparing for his upcoming state Bar ethics hearing, his apparent defense is becoming more clear: attack Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley.County sources te ... More >>
Image: Courtroom pool cameraAndrew Thomas, former Maricopa County Attorney, is preparing for his upcoming hearing this fall before the State Bar's Presiding Disciplinary Judge. He could lose his law license. In preparation for his upcoming discipline hearing this fall, former Maricopa County ... More >>
Disgraced former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas...and his former porn stache.Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas already has blown through the $100,000 in taxpayer money he was granted to defend himself in his upcoming state Bar ethics hearing, and now he's getting even more of ... More >>
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:
Andrew ThomasDisgraced former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas already has blown through $100,000 in taxpayer money he was granted to defend himself in his upcoming state Bar ethics hearing, and he's getting more.On Friday, the county agreed to continue funding his defense after his attorne ... More >>
Image: Ray SternAndrew Thomas announced that he's dropping $47 million in claims against the county and state. But, really, he had a great case. Former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, having previously submitted $47 million in claims against the state and county, has now apparently decided to ... More >>
John Gleason, a state-appointed investigator, began opening statements this morning in the disciplinary hearings against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas. The hearings that may result in the disbarment of former Maricopa County Andrew Thomas begin this morning with opening state ... More >>
Andrew Thomas -- and his former mustache.State Bar disciplinary proceeding against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, and former deputy county attorneys Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander are currently underway.Both Thomas and Aubuchon face disbarment, and Alexander could have her law ... More >>
alexanderbankruptcylawfirm.comWould you hire this former hatchetwoman for Andrew Thomas as your bankruptcy lawyer?What I love about so-called "conservatives" who regularly rail about entitlement programs is that these same limited-government types are often the first ones to turn around and take a h ... More >>
Image: Court video "Your Honor, I move for a mistrial," Ed Moriarity, Lisa Aubuchon's pro-bono attorney, said after being threatened with a contempt charge by the State Bar's disciplinary judge on September 19.Ed Moriarity, Lisa Aubuchon's pro-bono lawyer from Montana, has helped represent ... More >>
Mark Goldman, seen here in a screen shot from today's hearing in former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' disciplinary proceeding, appears to have gotten his memory back.Valley attorney Mark Goldman must have taken a memory pill since we last talked to him. In today's testimony ... More >>
Dave Hendershott, Sheriff Arpaio's disgraced former chief deputy, struggled to explain his grand conspiracy theories in the Andrew Thomas disciplinary proceedings today. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's former chief deputy, Dave Hendershott, wearing a bold red tie and suit jacket, testifi ... More >>
Maricopa County Detective John Halverson is testifying now in the disciplinary hearing of former County Attorney Andrew Thomas about the corruption he witnessed.If you want to hear Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detectives describe the "blatant" corruption they saw under the leadership of Joe A ... More >>
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is about to take the stand this morning in his fight to keep his bar license.Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is taking stand this morning in a disciplinary proceeding that could result in his disbarment.Click here to access the state Sup ... More >>
One of the more telling moments during fired deputy county attorney Lisa Aubuchon's remarkable testimony at yesterday's disciplinary hearing was her twisted take on office investigators Mark Stribling and Tim Cooning.Andrew Peyton ThomasIt came during Aubuchon's Twilight Zone-like account of what ... More >>
Andrew Thomas explains his thought processes behind his aggressive prosecutions of county officials.Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas said in a disciplinary hearing against him today that he doesn't know why a judge he thought was "biased" made a major ruling in Thomas' favor.Thomas h ... More >>
Image: Court pool photoAndrew Thomas continues his testimony on Wednesday in the State Bar disciplinary proceeding against him.Part Two of the morning testimony by former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas brought out even more of Thomas' apparently hypocritical thought processes.We say hypoc ... More >>
Andrew Thomas said he had no animosity toward County Supervisor Don Stapley, who he had charged in December 2008 with 118 counts related to Stapley's alleged failure to disclose some business deals on officials forms.Andrew Thomas certainly seems to believe his own theories as he defends himself ... More >>
Andrew Thomas defended his actions against county officials today in a State Bar disciplinary hearing. We use the word "defended" loosely here. We're biased on this one.Gotta admit it.We watched hours and hours of testimony by former Maricopa County Andrew Thomas today, and the guy definitely ... More >>
Court Pool PhotoFormer County Attorney Andrew Thomas will testify again today in the state Bar ethics hearing that could end with his disbarment.Shamed former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will again today take the stand in the state Bar ethics hearing that could potentially conclude wit ... More >>
Want to hear a former Maricopa County attorney try to explain a conspiracy for which he has no good evidence about? Watch now.Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is back on the stand this morning in the State Bar's disciplinary proceeding against him.Here's the link to the state Supreme ... More >>
TV reporter Josh Bernstein is one of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' heroes. New setting, same old story.Under oath while on the stand this morning in the his disciplinary "trial," former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas claimed that a TV reporter gave his office a great ... More >>
Image: Arizona Supreme CourtState Bar Disciplinary Judge William O'Neil, the same guy who stopped Andrew Thomas' bogus prosecution of Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe, will now help decide whether Thomas can keep practicing law in Arizona. The Arizona State Bar's independent ... More >>
Andrew Thomas will wait until March to find out if his law license will be yanked. The Arizona State Bar's disciplinary proceeding against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and two of his former employees wrapped up today. The three-man panel that oversaw the case is expected ... More >>
Peter Spaw, a deputy county attorney, is the subject of a "pre-screening inquiry" that could lead to State Bar investigation due to his role in a discredited federal racketeering complaint against county officials. One major difference between the old and new lawsuits against Maricopa County ... More >>
Andrew Thomas' chances of returning to public office seem about as "reasonable" as that mustache.Just in case you thought there was a snowball's chance in hell that shamed former County Attorney Andrew Thomas could ever hold public office ever again, enter his attorney, Don Wilson. Wilson is repr ... More >>
Andrew ThomasDespite starting with a great quote from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the closing argument released today in the discipline case against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas isn't a fun read.The 91-page document filed with the Arizona State Bar, which brought the case ag ... More >>
Andrew Thomas' arguments are "absurd," says the State Bar of Arizona's independent counsel. Independent lawyers for the State Bar of Arizona again recommend disbarment for former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, referring to his arguments with words like "absurd."Thomas' former sidekic ... More >>
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