Dennis Wilenchik

Joe Arpaio Joins Lawyer Dennis Wilenchik on the Hook for 2007 Arrests of VVM Executive Editor and CEO

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Andrew Thomas' Ex-Special Prosecutor Dennis Wilenchik Appointed to Real Estate Board by Governor Jan Brewer

File this one under "outrage du jour": Dennis Wilenchik, the former special prosecutor whose runaway investigation of New Times resulted in the wrongful arrests of Village Voice Media Editor Michael Lacey and VVM CEO Jim Larkin, has been appointed by Governor Jan Brewer to sit on Arizona's Real Esta ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Lawyer Grilled by Ninth Circuit About Why Sheriff Should Remain Exempt from New Times' False-Arrest Lawsuit

Sheriff Joe Arpaio​Editor's note: This post was written by Peter Jamison, who covered the hearing for us and our sister paper, the SF Weekly: An 11-member panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had tough questions today for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's ... More >>

New Times Will Appeal Ninth Circuit Court Decision on Its Lawsuit Against Joe Arpaio, Andrew Thomas, and Others

Dennis Wilenchik's Firm Fired for "Excessive" Fees by Maricopa County in Lisa Aubuchon Case; Ethically Suspect Lawyer is Ex-Special Prosecutor From '07 New Times Case

Dennis Wilenchik​ Dennis Wilenchik's ties to his former employee, failed political candidate and former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, has brought him lots of dough. But in raking in his taxpayer-assisted fortune, he's more than earned his reputation as a shady lawyer. We remember him ... More >>

Law Firm Representing Lisa Aubuchon Bills County $177, 876 in Four Months, Repub Reports

Dennis Wilenchik​ The law firm representing Lisa Aubuchon in the probe of actions by her and her former boss, Andrew Thomas, billed the county $177,876 in four months, the Arizona Republic reports this morning. After reporters Michael Kiefer (formerly of New Times fame) and Yvonne Wingett publ ... More >>

How Much Did Public Pay Andrew Thomas' Attorney to Tail Colorado Lawyer John Gleason?

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 >>

New Times Appeal in Lacey vs. Arpaio Heard by Appeals Court Panel

​Should Sheriff Joe Arpaio, former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, and former Special Prosecutor Dennis Wilenchik be held accountable for their investigation into this newspaper -- and the jailing of its owners?That question is now in the hands of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ... More >>

County Attorney Andrew Thomas Fooled Us Twice With So-Called "Independent" Prosecutors — Shouldn't That Be Enough?

Lawyers Behaving Badly: Mark Briggs Ducks and Dennis Wilenchik Skates

Dennis Wilenchik Cleared of All Wrongdoing by AZ Bar -- No, Really

courtesy of the Arizona Republic Dennis Wilenchik, home free​Dennis Wilenchik, the one-time special prosecutor whose investigation into New Times led to the nighttime arrests of its top executives, has been cleared of all wrongdoing by the State Bar of Arizona.And, sadly, this isn't one of ... More >>

U.S. Attorney in Indiana Takes Page From Prince of Darkness Dennis Wilenchik

Readers of our paper will recall the hullabaloo back in 2007 that led to the bizarre arrests here in the Valley of the chain's owners, Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin. ​  The sordid affair revolved around a sweeping subpoena drummed up by "special prosecutor" Dennis Wilenchik, a med ... More >>

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard Goes After Captain Joel Fox and the SCA Money

Taxpayers Not Footing the Bill For Dennis Wilenchik's SCA Defense, Says County

The sheriff's lawyer, Dennis Wilenchik, is now representing his commanders in the SCA scandal.​Following up on our coverage of the SCA campaign finance scandal, some readers have questioned the hiring of Dennis Wilenchik.The attack dog lawyer is the sheriff's go-to guy -- the "special prosecutor" ... More >>

Sheriff's Office Loses Again in Tucson Citizen Public Records Case; Must Pay Lawyer's Fees

Dennis Wilenchik The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's refusal to turn over public records as required by the law has once again cost taxpayers. The Arizona Supreme Court announced today it would not consider a 2007 case between the  Tucson Citizen and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. That m ... More >>

Andrew Thomas is Free At Last -- Final Bar Complaints, Including One About New Times Case, Dismissed

This just in: It's okay to arrest newspaper owners under the cover of night. And it's perfectly ethical for the county attorney to appoint the sheriff's lawyer as a special "independent" prosecutor in a case where the sheriff is the "victim." And if that "independent" prosecutor's conf ... More >>

Contradicting His Office's Previous Statements, Chief Deputy David Hendershott Now Claims He Ordered the New Times Arrests

David Hendershott Tries to Take One for Andrew Thomas, but Somebody's Not Telling the Truth

Scant Regard for a Free Press

New Times’ Lawsuit Continues, Stern’s “Disorderly Conduct” Charge Dropped, and We Ask a Judge to Force Joe to Release Video of a Suffocated Inmate's Last Minutes

Michael Lacey Slams Judge Bolton's Ruling

New Times owners sue Sheriff Joe Arpaio, County Attorney Andy Thomas and lawyer Dennis Wilenchik

Russell Pearce: The Savior of Andrew Thomas?

The Bird digs up more dirt on Arpaio's henchmen soaking up the sun in Honduras

Disgraced ex-special prosecutor Dennis Wilenchik's op-ed tripe in the Arizona Republic.

New Times files a prelude to a lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio, County Attorney Andy Thomas and a discredited ex-special prosecutor on behalf of its readers and the Constitution

Dennis the Menace

Arpaio's lawyer can't explain away his fudged résumé

Our Community Under Siege

Where do we turn when law enforcement threatens citizens like a grim force of nature?

Siege Mentality

County Attorney Andrew Thomas is attempting to capitalize on a national trend by attacking local judges

Power Play

County law enforcement's attack on the judiciary didn't work, but the war's far from over

Judge Baca smacks down Dennis Wilenchik and the County Attorney's office in the case of the New Times grand jury subpoenas.

Extraordinary Contempt

A judge describes former Special Prosecutor Dennis Wilenchik’s actions against New Times as threatening to the average citizen

Judge Baca says Dennis Wilenchik did not comply with law; some docs still missing from New Times grand jury file.

PLOT THICKENS IN SUBPOENA SEARCH: Judge Anna Baca demands to see missing docs, orders County Attorney to appear.

Wilenchik's a Liar, and There's More

Besides personally demanding our arrests, Andy Thomas' special prosecutor sought to bankrupt New Times over a misdemeanor and lock up our lawyers

County Attorney’s office (finally) files "Notice of Intent to Dismiss" charges in Lacey/Larkin matter.

He Just Doesn't Get It

Dennis Wilenchik issued hugely invasive subpoenas to New Times without grand jury review

Dennis Wilenchik, the Sgt. Schultz of the PHX legal world?

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, October 25, 2007

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

Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution

Joe Arpaio, Andy Thomas and Dennis Wilenchik hit New Times with grand jury subpoenas

Dennis "Demon Dog" Wilenchik’s Day in Judge Ed Burke’s Court

County Attorney Andrew "Babyface" Thomas and hired muscle Dennis "Demon Dog" Wilenchik being investigated by AZ State Bar.

Demon law dog Dennis Wilenchik vs. Judge Timothy Ryan, video to come.

Vick-timization

Backstabbing in Buckeye, DMX's doggy woes, and nativist grandstanding over Officer Erfle's murder p.o. P-town's prickly pelican

Below the Belt

Lawyer Dennis Wilenchik's spearheading Joe Arpaio's attempt to smear his chief political rival

Redneck Touchdown

The belligerent buzzard performs a postmortem on the latest immigration battles, denounces attorney Dennis Wilenchik's hypocrisy, and chases after Mayor Phil "Goober" Gordon

Bully Pulpit

County Attorney Andy Thomas has not only steered a lot of business to his old law firm, he has hired his old boss to harass Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chief political rival

Doubting Thomas

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has approved lucrative contracts to Andy Thomas' old law firm

Doubting Thomas

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has approved lucrative contracts to Andy Thomas' old law firm