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George Leckie

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    July 21, 2009

    Jack Pfister, Former General Manager of Salt River Project, dies at 76

    Jack Pfister, Phoenix community leader and former long-term manager of power and water utility company Salt River Project, died yesterday at the age of 76 after a long battle with cancer. A native to Prescott, Arizona, Pfister quickly rose to leadership in the Phoenix community, where he played rol ... More >>

  • News

    February 17, 2005

    I Could Just Slap Him

    Felon, swindler, liar, sleaze, pant-load. The many faces of Fife Symington

  • News

    July 1, 1999

    Paradise Lost

    Does Fife Symington have the guts to finally 'fess up?

  • News

    January 14, 1999

    Flashes

    Does Fife Symington have the guts to finally 'fess up?

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    The Tony and John Show

    Ten years of greasing the wheels for a real estate big shot make Tony West a spooky choice for voters

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    Commission Impossible

    An underfunded Democrat takes on a powerful Republican in a quest for the state's least-sexy elected office

  • News

    January 29, 1998

    Writing a Sentence

    Fife Symington must live with six felony convictions; where he will live with them is still up in the air

  • News

    September 11, 1997

    Fife's History

    It took years, and some luck, to unravel Symington's web of deceit

  • News

    September 11, 1997

    Well, Excuuuuuuuuuse Me

    It took years, and some luck, to unravel Symington's web of deceit

  • News

    September 11, 1997

    From Ritz to Writs

    It took years, and some luck, to unravel Symington's web of deceit

  • News

    September 11, 1997

    Long May He Serve

    It took years, and some luck, to unravel Symington's web of deceit

  • News

    September 11, 1997

    Best of Fife Vol. II

    Fife has done much in — and to — Arizona. We've been keeping track

  • News

    May 22, 1997

    Flashes

    Fife has done much in — and to — Arizona. We've been keeping track

  • News

    May 22, 1997

    The Fife and George Show

    Fife has done much in — and to — Arizona. We've been keeping track

  • News

    May 22, 1997

    Trial Buffoonery

    Fife has done much in — and to — Arizona. We've been keeping track

  • News

    May 15, 1997

    A Colossal Liar

    If you're feeling sympathy for Fife Symington, read this

  • News

    February 6, 1997

    DPS: Department of Political Safety

    The state police force is riven with dissent over the governor's politicization of the department. Leading the list of complaints are rapid advancement of unqualified Symington cronies, the governor's misuse of the DPS plane, and scarce resources for crim

  • News

    January 9, 1997

    Flashes

    The state police force is riven with dissent over the governor's politicization of the department. Leading the list of complaints are rapid advancement of unqualified Symington cronies, the governor's misuse of the DPS plane, and scarce resources for crim

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    An Accounting Nightmare

    Coopers & Lybrand leaves governor in "worst of all worlds" legally; but quick removal from office seems unlikely

  • News

    September 5, 1996

    Official Secrecy Acts

    Fighting a legal war on multiple fronts, Symington and his attorneys turn to a time-honored tactic: stonewalling

  • News

    June 27, 1996

    $285,000 Points of Light

    Former Symington aide Leckie seeks donations for his legal defense fund

  • News

    June 13, 1996

    Flashes

    Former Symington aide Leckie seeks donations for his legal defense fund

  • News

    May 30, 1996

    Flashes

    Former Symington aide Leckie seeks donations for his legal defense fund

  • News

    May 23, 1996

    Feds Target Fife's Lawyers

    Prosecutors wonder how Symington's debt to a powerhouse law firm was paid

  • News

    April 11, 1996

    Death of a Witness

    Although a probable key witness dies in an alcohol-related accident, the feds still have a strong case against Governor Symington

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    Early Withdrawal

    A longtime protector of the $13 billion State Retirement System is on leave from his "high-stress, threatening" job

  • News

    March 14, 1996

    End of a Smear

    County Attorney Richard Romley thought he had parlayed a trivial investigation into the resignation of one of his chief political rivals. But Attorney General Grant Woods decided that his top assistant would not be sacrificed to prosecutorial overreaching

  • News

    March 7, 1996

    Trial By Media (Part I)

    For month after month, Phoenix news reporters repeated a disgruntled secretary's half-baked charges, helping County Attorney Richard Romley discredit a rival in the Attorney General's Office. The same media horde made scarcely a whimper when Romley cover

  • News

    March 7, 1996

    Trial By Media (Part II)

    For month after month, Phoenix news reporters repeated a disgruntled secretary's half-baked charges, helping County Attorney Richard Romley discredit a rival in the Attorney General's Office. The same media horde made scarcely a whimper when Romley cover

  • News

    February 22, 1996

    Deep Fix

    Maricopa County Attorney Richard Romley went very, veryeasy on Governor Fife Symington and his cronies inthe Project SLIM bid-rigging case. After first assistant attorney general Rob Carey showed that the county attorney's investigation had been a sham, R

  • News

    December 14, 1995

    First Interstate Blank Check

    Bank gave governor loan write-downs, despite evidence of false financial statements

  • News

    November 2, 1995

    Flashes

    Bank gave governor loan write-downs, despite evidence of false financial statements

  • News

    October 26, 1995

    Historic Misconduct

    Bank gave governor loan write-downs, despite evidence of false financial statements

  • News

    October 19, 1995

    Fife Pays His Taxes

    Bank gave governor loan write-downs, despite evidence of false financial statements

  • News

    October 12, 1995

    Cinema Verite

    Bank gave governor loan write-downs, despite evidence of false financial statements

  • News

    July 20, 1995

    ANALYSIS:SLIM PICKINGS AG'S PROJECT SLIM PROBE HASN'T TARGETED SYMINGTON, DESPITE EVIDENCE OF HIS INVOLVEMENT

    Bank gave governor loan write-downs, despite evidence of false financial statements

  • News

    June 1, 1995

    UP THE FIFE STAIRCASE

    Bank gave governor loan write-downs, despite evidence of false financial statements

  • News

    April 6, 1995

    TREES ARE MADE OF WOOD; THE FIFESTER IS HUMAN

    Bank gave governor loan write-downs, despite evidence of false financial statements

  • News

    March 16, 1995

    ANATOMY OF A GREASED BID

    BROUGHT TO YOU, FOR $3 MILLION, BY THE QUASI-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP OF SYMINGTON & LECKIE & COOPERS & LYBRAND

  • News

    November 17, 1994

    POLS TO THE WASS

    BROUGHT TO YOU, FOR $3 MILLION, BY THE QUASI-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP OF SYMINGTON & LECKIE & COOPERS & LYBRAND

  • News

    November 3, 1994

    THE BEST OF FIFE

    HE BROUGHT US AN RTC LAWSUIT, A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION AND A "CAR OF THE PEOPLE." NOT TO MENTION GEORGE LECKIE AND ANNETTE ALVAREZ. OH, WHAT THE HECK, WE'LL MENTION THEM.

  • News

    March 23, 1994

    ONLY THE ROTTEN SMELL IS REAL

    HE BROUGHT US AN RTC LAWSUIT, A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION AND A "CAR OF THE PEOPLE." NOT TO MENTION GEORGE LECKIE AND ANNETTE ALVAREZ. OH, WHAT THE HECK, WE'LL MENTION THEM.

  • News

    September 8, 1993

    MAYBERRY, R.I.P.EX-LOTTERY DIRECTOR MADE THE MISTAKE OF CROSSING GTECH, A POWERFUL CONTRACTOR THAT IS USED TO GETTING WHAT IT WANTS

    HE BROUGHT US AN RTC LAWSUIT, A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION AND A "CAR OF THE PEOPLE." NOT TO MENTION GEORGE LECKIE AND ANNETTE ALVAREZ. OH, WHAT THE HECK, WE'LL MENTION THEM.

  • News

    July 7, 1993

    GOVERNOR'S FINGERPRINTS LEAVE GREASY TRAILSCREWED PENSION FUND IN '91

    HE BROUGHT US AN RTC LAWSUIT, A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION AND A "CAR OF THE PEOPLE." NOT TO MENTION GEORGE LECKIE AND ANNETTE ALVAREZ. OH, WHAT THE HECK, WE'LL MENTION THEM.

  • News

    January 6, 1993

    THE EMPEROR'S NEW FORECLOSURES

    JUST WHEN HE WAS GETTING HIS POLITICAL HOUSE IN ORDER, ANOTHER SYMINGTON ENTERPRISE DISINTEGRATES

  • News

    July 15, 1992

    RECALL FIFE: TWO DAYS AND COUNTING MCNALLY'S NOT HOLDING HIS BREATH

    JUST WHEN HE WAS GETTING HIS POLITICAL HOUSE IN ORDER, ANOTHER SYMINGTON ENTERPRISE DISINTEGRATES

  • News

    May 20, 1992

    BIG WHEEL

    GEORGE LECKIE RAN DOWN TWO PEOPLE WITH HIS CAR AND GOT AWAY WITH IT. IN PARADISE VALLEY, JUSTICE DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ARE.

  • News

    April 22, 1992

    PROJECT FAT

    TOUGH TIMES? NO MONEY FOR HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION? YOU'D BETTER SIT DOWN BEFORE YOU READ THIS.

  • News

    April 22, 1992

    The Governor's Leckie

    TOUGH TIMES? NO MONEY FOR HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION? YOU'D BETTER SIT DOWN BEFORE YOU READ THIS.

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