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March 31, 2009
"Appearance of Evil" Requires Personal Sanctions Against County Attorney Andrew Thomas, Say County Supervisors
A conflict of interest between Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and the county Board of Supervisors over the investigation of a planned court tower creates the "appearance of evil," a judge has ruled. Judge Gary Donahoe The background: In the midst of a feud with the County Superv ... More >>
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November 18, 2009
Hmmm, County Attorney's Office Says It's Unlikely MCSO Officer Found in Contempt of Court Will Go to Jail or Hold Press Conference
Since our last post about the Maricopa County detention officer found in contempt of court for taking the papers of a defense attorney in Maricopa County Superior Court, the County Attorney's Office called us back.We asked Deputy County Attorney Tom Liddy, who is representing Officer Adam Sto ... More >>
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November 30, 2009
Sheriff Arpaio's Office Plans Statement Tonight in Case of File-Taking Detention Officer, Judge's Office Says
An apology ordered by a judge in the case of a detention officer who took papers from a defense attorney's file doesn't appear to be coming in time for a December 1 deadline. Instead, the judge may receive only a few words tonight from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The Sheriff's Offi ... More >>
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December 1, 2009
Detention Officer Defies Judge, Must Report to Jail by Midnight
A Maricopa County detention officer made a choice last night to defy a judge, and now he faces jail time for contempt of court. The officer, Adam Stoddard, held a news conference Monday but did not apologize for taking papers from a defense attorney's file, as Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe had o ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
Detention Officers to Hold Nightly Candlelight Vigil for Jailed Comrade; Sickout Yesterday Delayed 143 Cases
Image: www.youtube.comAdam Stoddard Maricopa County detention officers plan to hold candlight vigils starting this evening to protest the jailing of a fellow officer who swiped papers from a defense attorney's file. The Web site for the Maricopa County Association of Detention Officers says ... More >>
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December 7, 2009
Arpaio's Office Blows Its Smear of Judge Gary Donahoe; Analysis of Sentencings Flawed
Judge Gary Donahoe, chief of the Maricopa County Superior Court's criminal section, routinely lets criminals off without prison time, yet jailed a detention officer doing his job. That's the gist of a December 4 news release by the Sheriff's Office which cites six supposed examples of ... More >>
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December 8, 2009
Stapley and Wilcox Indicted; Thomas and Arpaio Launch Fresh Attack on Eve of Judge's Ruling on Special Prosecutors
Maricopa County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox (left) have been served with indictments this morning that accuse them of committing a long list of crimes. Stapley's been indicted on 27 felony and misdemeanor accounts. You're familiar with these accusations ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
County Attorney Thomas and Crew File "Special Action" in Arpaio Detention Officer Flap
We've just gotten word that the Maricopa County Attorney's Office has filed a "special action" with the Arizona Court of Appeals in legal protest of Judge Gary Donahoe's recent jailing of county Detention Officer Adam Stoddard. We haven't yet seen the pleading, filed on behalf of Stodd ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
Criminal Complaint Filed Against Judge Gary Donahoe; Today's Hearing on Special Prosecutors Canceled
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced this morning that a criminal complaint has been filed against the Superior Court's criminal division chief, Judge Gary Donahoe (at left). Michael Scerbo, spokesman for County Attorney Andrew Thomas, stated in a news release that Donahoe ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
Andrew Thomas Offers No Evidence of Bribery in Judge Gary Donahoe Case -- But Charges Him Anyway
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas this afternoon struggled to explain his decision to charge the county's presiding criminal court judge, Gary Donahoe, with three felony counts -- including bribery, obstructing a criminal investigation, and hindering prosecution.But Thomas couldn't offer ... More >>
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December 9, 2009
Judge Donahoe Criminal Case Assigned to Pinal County Judge; Stapley and Wilcox Cases Assigned to Pima County Judge
The presiding judge of the Maricopa County Superior Court has assigned the criminal cases of Judge Gary Donahoe and County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox to judges in other counties. Presiding Judge Barbara Mundell, (left) who is herself a target of the broad -- and vague -- ra ... More >>
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December 10, 2009
Tough-on-Crime Veteran Prosecutor Scoffs at Thomas/Arpaio "Case" Against Judge Donahoe
A longtime acquaintance of ours sent an e-mail a few hours ago in which he gave us his unsolicited take on yesterday's filing of felony charges against presiding county criminal judge Gary Donahoe (that's the alleged "bad guy" in the photo). Our acquaintance is anything b ... More >>
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December 21, 2009
Lawyers Rally Against Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas
Jonathan McNamara Attorney Tom Ryan denounced Andrew Thomas for filing "patently false and frivolous" charges against Judge Gary Donahoe An estimated 300 people turned out to protest the reign of Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas in front of the county courthouse today -- at least two ... More >>
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December 24, 2009
Is Nothing Sacred?: Apparently Not in Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas’ Wacked Legal World
Jonathan McNamara Attorney Tom Ryan denounced Andrew Thomas for filing "patently false and frivolous" charges against Judge Gary Donahoe An estimated 300 people turned out to protest the reign of Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas in front of the county courthouse today -- at least two ... More >>
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December 22, 2009
Joe Arpaio Gets (Minor) Victory -- Court Rejects Criminal Sanctions Against Chief Deputy
The court ruled against Sheriff Joe Arpaio in all but one minor issue.It's not a homerun -- much less a grand slam.But considering how frequently Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas have been spanked by both the appellate and Superior courts lately, we suppose today's opini ... More >>
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December 24, 2009
Thomas Asks for Approval of Special Prosecutors, Wants Inquiry into Statements by Yavapai and Pinal County Attorneys
Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas wants approval of his special prosecutors, now that the state Supreme Court has denied a request to stay the prosecution of Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe.Judge Gary DonahoeWe're hearing this from Thomas' office, which put out a news release today concern ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
The Nooses Must Be Cut Down
Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk provided the blade. Now it's up to AG Goddard and President Obama to use it
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January 4, 2010
Lisa Aubuchon Off RICO Lawsuit -- Thomas Political Appointee Rachel Alexander Takes Over
courtesy of intellectualconservative.com Rachel Alexander will be handling the RICO litigationDeputy County Attorney Lisa Aubuchon -- long considered Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' hatchet-woman for politically sensitive cases -- is no longer handling the racketeering lawsuit that ... More >>
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January 5, 2010
Beginning of End for Thomas' Conspiracy Theory? Pinal County Judge Stays Criminal Case of Judge Donahoe
A Pinal County judge has put the criminal case of Maricopa County Judge Gary Donahoe on hold until the state Supreme Court figures out what should be done with it. An article in the Arizona Republic this evening says the stay will be effective until March, when the Arizona Supreme Court considers D ... More >>
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February 3, 2010
Mexican Media Millionaire and Son to be Released From Jail; Will Forfeit Seized Assets if They Flee
You're Mexican. You're been arrested and accused by Arizona authorities of being part of a crime ring that spawned a 102-felony-count indictment. You've got access to a fortune in Mexico. Pretty slim chances that you'll be freed from the Maricopa County Jail, right?Not if you're Mario de la Fuente M ... More >>
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February 9, 2010
Joe Arpaio's Curious Case of the Sneaky Detention Officer Goes to Appeals Court
We just returned from the Arizona Court of Appeals, where a three-judge panel heard arguments in the curious contempt case of Adam Stoddard. Readers surely remember the unprecedented (as far as we can tell) case -- about a sheriff's detention officer who got into a pickle last October ... More >>
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February 18, 2010
The Court Tower Conspiracy: Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio's Court Tower "Cover-Up" Sounds Like a Good Story, But It's Pure Fiction
We just returned from the Arizona Court of Appeals, where a three-judge panel heard arguments in the curious contempt case of Adam Stoddard. Readers surely remember the unprecedented (as far as we can tell) case -- about a sheriff's detention officer who got into a pickle last October ... More >>
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March 23, 2010
Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas Subjects of Long Story Today in American Bar Journal
Just read a pretty detailed piece in the American Bar Journal about the crazy goings-on in our county -- you know, the Joe Arpaio/Andy Thomas vs. Everyone Else show. It's called "The Maricopa Courthouse War -- An Arizona Showdown Over Populist Politics, Abuse of Power, and P ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Judge Gary Donahoe Prepares to File Legal Claim Against Joe Arpaio, Andrew Thomas and County
Judge Gary Donahoe: Gettin' ready to sueIn preparation of filing a legal claim, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe is demanding that county officials preserve all evidence related to the investigation against him. A letter from Michael Manning, the local lawyer Donahoe ... More >>
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April 6, 2010
Judge Gary Donahoe's Contempt Ruling In Arpaio Detention Officer Case Upheld, but Odd Sanction Remanded
The Arizona Court of Appeals today upheld a Maricopa County judge's contempt-of-court ruling against a sheriff's detention officer who lifted legal papers from a criminal-defense attorney in open court and had them copied. Gary Donahoe, who until recently was the county's presi ... More >>
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April 14, 2010
MLK Invoked by Judge Gary Donahoe for Inscription on Court Tower Beam
Remember Gary Donahoe, the Superior Court judge accused late last year of "bribery" by County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio? Though that skanky dog of a case was dropped before it really ever got going (we never will forget this press conference), the boys succeeded in ... More >>
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May 13, 2010
Lisa Aubuchon Drove Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas' Political Prosecutions -- Now the Feds May Have Them Both In Their Crosshairs
Remember Gary Donahoe, the Superior Court judge accused late last year of "bribery" by County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio? Though that skanky dog of a case was dropped before it really ever got going (we never will forget this press conference), the boys succeeded in ... More >>
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May 20, 2010
Andrew Thomas, Candidate for Attorney General, Refuses to Discuss Why He Charged Judge Donahoe With Bribery; Evidence Never Presented
Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has a nice, little campaign going for state attorney general -- and he might even win. Thomas talks a lot about illegal immigration. One thing his campaign hasn't addressed, though, is why Thomas charged Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe with briber ... More >>
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May 21, 2010
Gary Donahoe Files Claim for $4.75 Million Against County, Alleging Abuse of Power by Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio
Judge Gary Donahoe wants $4.75 from the county, alleging abuse of power in the bogus prosecution against him.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe filed a $4.75 million claim against the county for alleged abuse of power by former County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sherif ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Joe Arpaio, Andrew Thomas and the Hunt for Judge Gary Donahoe
Judge Gary Donahoe wants $4.75 from the county, alleging abuse of power in the bogus prosecution against him.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe filed a $4.75 million claim against the county for alleged abuse of power by former County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sherif ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, June 10, 2010
Judge Gary Donahoe wants $4.75 from the county, alleging abuse of power in the bogus prosecution against him.Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe filed a $4.75 million claim against the county for alleged abuse of power by former County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sherif ... More >>
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August 9, 2010
Andrew Thomas and Joe Arpaio "Corruption" Case Against County Judge: a Dog
Back from Maricopa County Sheriff's Office headquarters in downtown Phoenix, where we spent a few hours looking through public files involving the infamous, spectacularly overblown (yet never prosecuted) "bribery" case against Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe. Conclusion: & ... More >>
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December 2, 2010
Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas' Bullying of County Officials Could Cost Taxpayers More Than $13 Million
America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff," Joe Arpaio.The numbers have been tallied. If county officials get their way, lawsuits filed against Maricopa County over alleged wrongdoing by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas will cost taxpayers more than $13 million.Three ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
Andrew Thomas May End Up Disbarred, But He Really Belongs in a Prison Cell
America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff," Joe Arpaio.The numbers have been tallied. If county officials get their way, lawsuits filed against Maricopa County over alleged wrongdoing by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas will cost taxpayers more than $13 million.Three ... More >>
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December 7, 2010
Terry Young, a Former Deputy Now at Surprise PD, Attended Meeting Concerning Plan to Charge Judge, Report Says
Terry Young, now an internal affairs supervisor with Surprise PD, sat in on a meeting in which bogus charges against a judge were cooked up, a report says A former deputy with the Maricopa County Sheriff's hired to shore up operations for Surprise police attended a meeting last year in which ... More >>
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December 28, 2010
Lawsuits by County Officials Vs. County Move to Federal Court
Image: Ray Stern Maricopa County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox.A $10 million lawsuit filed by Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley last Thursday against the county will likely end up in federal court. Lawsuits alleging abuse of power, defamation, civil right ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon are Criminally Corrupt, Dishonest Conspirators and Just Plain Sucky Lawyers, Says Formal State Bar Complaint
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 >>
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February 10, 2011
Hendershott, Thomas, and Aubuchon Want $60 Million for Their Troubles? Indictments Would Suit Them Better
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 >>
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March 16, 2011
Andrew Thomas' Hitwoman Lisa Aubuchon Shot Down on Appeal of Dismissal
Aubuchon: "delusional hubris" personified Bunny boiler. Sorry, all I could think of as I read through Maricopa County Hearing Officer Harold Merkow's report on former Deputy County Attorney Lisa Aubuchon and her ongoing appeal of her dismissal, was Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. What will it take, ... More >>
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July 21, 2011
Russell Pearce's Lawyer Is Full of Bunk
Aubuchon: "delusional hubris" personified Bunny boiler. Sorry, all I could think of as I read through Maricopa County Hearing Officer Harold Merkow's report on former Deputy County Attorney Lisa Aubuchon and her ongoing appeal of her dismissal, was Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. What will it take, ... More >>
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September 12, 2011
Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon's Defense in Disbarment Hearing Looks Weak in Opening Statements
Image: Ray SternAndrew Thomas wasn't at today's State Bar disciplinary hearing -- which was probably a good thing for his ego. Did a cabal of county supervisors, judges, lawyers and others work together to block legit police investigations into allegations of public corruption?Or did a poli ... More >>
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October 13, 2011
Former Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott Struggles to Explain Bad Conspiracy Theory in Testimony During Andrew Thomas Disbarment Hearings; Sheriff Arpaio May Take Stand on Wednesday , Court Says
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 >>
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October 18, 2011
Joe Arpaio Dissembles on the Stand in Andrew Thomas Disciplinary Hearing
Maricopa County's own Teflon Don, under oath and unable to recall...In a performance worthy of a Mafia don, Sheriff Joe Arpaio dissembled under oath today in a disciplinary hearing for disgraced former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, and Thomas' ex-underlings, former Deputy County Attorneys ... More >>
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October 25, 2011
Andy Thomas' Hit Lady Lisa Aubuchon Testifying At Disciplinary Hearing
An unrepentant Lisa Aubuchon is testifying at the moment before a hearing panel that is considering serious disciplinary action against her, her ex-boss County Attorney Andrew Thomas and another attorney.LAndy Thomas: His testimony is forthcoming.Aubuchon has been trying to explain the litany of ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Lisa Aubuchon Displays Bizarre Thinking in State Bar Discipline Hearing
Lisa Aubuchon, former deputy county attorney, testifies yesterday in the State Bar disciplinary proceedings. She stands to lose her law license after allegedly fudging the attempted prosecutions of county officials.Lisa Aubuchon lives in an alternative universe.True, we may have watched too many ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Andy Thomas/Lisa Aubuchon Thought Office Investigators Were Good Nazis But Were Wrong
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 >>
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October 26, 2011
Andrew Thomas' Theories on County Conspiracy (Still) Have Holes
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 >>
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November 3, 2011
Right-Wing Bloggers Jump Into County Fray -- and Facts Be Damned
Right-wing slant? No problem. Right-wing "facts" that aren't really facts? Problem. The public can be forgiven for not fully understanding the ongoing mess of Maricopa County politics, and why a former county attorney stands to lose his law license. But, dang it, people who publish articles ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Maricopa County Officials File Amended Claims Against County and Sheriff Arpaio; Streamlined to Comply With Judge's Order
Mary Rose Wilcox and Don Stapley are among the six current and former county officials who amended their federal complaints recently against Sheriff Arpaio and Maricopa County. Current and former Maricopa County officials have filed new, streamlined complaints against the county and Sheriff J ... More >>
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January 31, 2012
Andrew Thomas' Logic "Absurd," Says State Bar Counsel in Final Closing Argument; Disbarment Recommended -- Again -- for Former Prosecutors Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon
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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