David Bodney

Joe Arpaio Makes Moolah Off Botched Sex Crimes Investigations, and More Sex Crimes May Be Outstanding

Protecting the kids? Tell it to those who suffered because the MCSO botched hundreds of sex crime investigations Wanna find out how Sheriff Joe Arpaio's boys in beige botched investigations into hundreds of sex crime cases in Maricopa County? It'll cost ya. Five grand, to be exact. And make the ch ... More >>

County Stalls Release of Records on Employee Disciplined for Releasing Records

Earlier this month, Maricopa County moved at lightning speed to turn over documents to a newspaper about a fired sheriff's deputy.Now, county officials are taking their sweet time to release records related to the discipline of the fall guy (or gal) who handed over those deputy documents. Part of o ... More >>

Read Joel Fox's Attempts to Defend Job; Former Captain Under Sheriff Arpaio was Fired for "Egregious" Ethical Lapses

Joel Fox​ In the end, Joel Fox couldn't make his bosses believe he wasn't lying. The former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office captain, who was fired in October for "egregious" ethical violations related to his work on a secret campaign-fundraising scheme on behalf of Sheriff Arpaio, tried out ... More >>

Councilman Sal DiCiccio, Nearly Two Dozen Phoenix Insiders Gathering For Secret Meetings; Want Change in Phoenix Government

​An influential group of individuals -- including three elected Phoenix officials, members of the Goldwater Institute and the firefighters' union boss -- have been quietly meeting over the past month and developing strategies on how to change city government.It's unclear what will ultimately emerg ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Secret Immigration File: Rants, Threats, and Hate Site Literature

Wanna peek inside Arpaio's noggin? Arpaio's immigration file provides just thatDuring Sheriff Joe Arpaio's December deposition in the ongoing racial-profiling lawsuit Melendres vs. Arpaio, the sheriff revealed that he had kept a personal file on immigration-related matters, which up until ... More >>

David Hendershott's Depo: Kris Kobach Under Contract for $250-$300 Per Hour, Paid for by RICO Slush Fund

captured from video by HumanLeague002Chief Deputy Hendershott during his Feb 12 depo in MelendresThe local press' lead on the recent deposition of MCSO Chief Deputy David Hendershott in the federal racial-profiling lawsuit Melendres vs. Arpaio was Hendershott's contention that a vast lefty cons ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott Under Oath: It's a Conspiracy!

Portrait of paranoia: Hendershott during his recent depoKudos to Channel 12 for the being the first outlet to post portions of MCSO Chief Deputy David Hendershott's videotaped deposition in the big Melendres vs. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit. Hendershott was deposed by Steptoe & Johnson a ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Sanctioned by Judge in Racial Profiling Lawsuit, Must Do-Over Deposition

photo by Adriane Goetz A second deposition? This time, I gotta read that book I wrote...District Court Judge G. Murray Snow has ordered sanctions in the big Melendres v. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit still ongoing in federal court. The sanction addresses in a very measured way the systematic destr ... More >>

MCSO Shackling Pregnant Moms, and Singer Linda Ronstadt Plans to March Against Arpaio

Joe Arpaio's Latest Silly Press Release About "Pro-Texters," and Why Arpaio's Made All of His Press Releases Suspect

Notorious "pro-texter" Lydia Guzman with Rage Against the Machine frontman Zach de la RochaWhy should we buy anything that comes out of Arpaio's PR department considering the sheriff's statements under oath during his deposition in the Melendres racial profiling case? There, confronted with his own ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Sends His BFF E.J. Montini a Pizza, Per Their Little "Tradition"

from Jon SullivanMontini scores a pizza from Joe. What's next, flowers and a date?Can Arpaio Twitter via his ancient Smith Corona typewriter? That's what's been keeping me up late as I ponder the true author or authors of Joe's very active Twitter account. In his recent deposition in the big Me ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Forced to Read New Times Feature on His Ties to Extremist Groups

I take perverse pleasure in these two clips from lawyer David Bodney's recent interrogation of Sheriff Joe in a deposition in the big Melendres vs. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit. Here, Joe's forced to review my May 2009 cover story "Ja, Joe!," which details Arpaio's links to extremist groups such ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Wins Best "Corruption-Based Chutzpah" from TPM; and the Rep Notices Joe Depo, Misses Diss of E.J.

Mr. "Corruption-Based Chutzpah" in the flesh...Those wisenheimers over at the blog Talking Points Memo have honored Maricopa County's corrupt top constable with one of their annual "Golden Duke" awards, "given in recognition of great accomplishments in muckiness including acts of vena ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Denies Wacky, Nativist "Reconquista" Conspiracy Theory in Video from Deposition

Here's a bit of Sheriff Joe under oath while being deposed in the Melendres vs. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit, a deposition I blogged about a couple of days ago. (A transcript of Joe's depo is linked to therein.) Activist/videographer Dennis Gilman has posted a segment of the video, this part ... More >>

Joe Arpaio, Clueless or Cunning? Sheriff Does His Sgt. Schultz Impersonation During Seven Hour Depo in Racial Profiling Lawsuit

Sheriff Joe called this a "vicious" cover during his recent seven hour depo. But, Joe, it was done with love. Really.A cross between Ronald Reagan post-presidency and Sgt. Schultz from a Hogan's Heroes rerun: That's the impression Sheriff Joe Arpaio gave recently during a seven hour deposition under ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Willful Ignorance, the MCSO's Shredding, and David Hendershott's Secret AOL Account

Arpaio's rotund Cardinal Richelieu: MCSO Chief Deputy David Hendershott Lawyers for the plaintiffs in the big Melendres vs. Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit fired another salvo at the MCSO on Wednesday. In the latest bid for sanctions against the MCSO, attorneys from the firm of Steptoe & J ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Henchman Jack MacIntyre Takes the Blame for MCSO Destruction of Evidence in Civil Rights Lawsuit

from Channel 12Sheriff Joe toady and hatchet man Jack MacIntyre: The fall guy for the MCSO's Nixonesque shreddingYou'll recall that in November, I reported that MCSO deputies had admitted under oath to destroying documents requested by the plaintiffs in the big Melendres vs. Arpaio racial profiling ... More >>

Arpaio Brings His MCSO Circus to ASU's Cronkite School, and Deputies Admit Destroying Public Records

Joe Arpaio's Deputies Admit Destroying Evidence in Racial Profiling Lawsuit

Nixon redux: Document shredding, deleted e-mails. What's next, secret tapes?In a stunning revelation recently made public as part of the ongoing federal civil rights lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Joe Arpaio, an MCSO sergeant has admitted that the departmen ... More >>

Sheriff Joe’s Got Arizona ACORN in his Crosshairs, Plus a Black Cowboy from Tucson’s Got a Rap for Our Loony Lawman

Sonoran Alliance Blog Cries Conspiracy Over "Involvement" Between Tim Nelson, Arizona Republic and Republic's Lawyer

Arizona Republic Cleared on Alleged Campaign Finance Violation

Say goodbye to separate-but-unequal at the Phoenix Country Club

Cyberspace Invaders

County law enforcement's seeking more and more Web site information to mount investigations against private citizens

WITH A WHIMPER, NOT A BANG: Judge Anna Baca unseals court records; Dennis Wilenchik takes a powder.

Men Behaving Badly

He-man woman-haters at the Phoenix Country Club? Say it ain't so!

Boob's Tube

Here's how publicity hound Joe Arpaio used a TV station to try to destroy rival Dan Saban with a bogus rape claim

Rights of Spring

Pro-choicers walk, attorney serves up double-talk

Flashes 03-16-2000

MisJudged

U.S. District Court Judge Carl Muecke ruled on the letter of the law, but his liberal views and tough courtroom style made him the judge that conservatives love to hate

FOR THEIR EYES ONLYPHOENIX POLICE ARE EXPENDING A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND MONEY TO KEEP RECORDS UNDER WRAPS

MISCUE 911

SARAH DUGAN WAS A LOYAL AMERICAN EXPRESS EMPLOYEE UNTIL SHE COLLAPSED ONE DAY AT WORK. HER FAMILY BLAMES THE COMPANY FOR WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

"THE JACKASSES OF ARIZONA"

EDITORS COME AND GO

NEW TIMES HIRES MANAGING EDITOR; BODNEY JOINS LAW FIRM