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Arpaio's "Watergate": Yellow Sheet Finds MCSO's Prints on Anti-Saban Ad Money.
October 16, 2008Republicans for Dan Saban, and Arpaio's Stooge Captain Joel Fox (JUST ADDED: Bonus mini-doc on the spreading scandal).
October 21, 2008The Bird Claws at State Democrats and Likens the GOP's SCA-gate to the Granddaddy of Political Scandals
November 13, 2008Secretary of State Finds "Reasonable Cause" to Believe Arizona GOP Broke the Law
By Sarah Fenske The Arizona Secretary of State has found "reasonable cause" to believe the Arizona Republican Party broke the law by accepting $105,000 in contributions from a high ranking member of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's staff. The finding came last week, according to public records obtained by New Times, and the complaint was then forwarded to the staff of Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, thus initiating an investigation. The initial probe came at the request of the Arizona Democratic
November 17, 2008SCA-Gate Investigator to MCSO Commander Joel Fox: Show Us the Records
An independent law firm investigating whether a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office commander illegally funneled money to the Arizona Republican Party is demanding that the commander produce a list of donors by December 1. But, in a letter to that investigator, Commander Joel Fox (pictured above) insists he's done nothing wrong -- and needn't turn over anything. The stunning back-and-forth can be read in PDFs here and here. To date, sheriff's Commander Fox is t
November 26, 2008Sheriff Arpaio's Captain Joel Fox, Illegal Donation Guy, Must Request Hearing by Tuesday on $315,000 Fine
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio always has plenty of juicy stories ready for the media. He recently announced he'll start charging inmates for meals and his deputies made a couple more arrests in the case of illegal immigrants working for Golfland. But far more interesting is the way Arpaio is letting one of his top commanders dangle in the breeze. Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox made an illegal donation to the Republican Party in the name of the mysterious "Sheriff's Command Association," a
December 17, 2008Dec. 17 In Blogs: Sheriff Joe, Top 10 Metal Albums, Fogo de Chao and More
We understand that in the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. Worry not! We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Valley Fever: Sheriff Arpaio's Captain Joel Fox, Illegal Donation Guy, Must Request Hearing by Tuesday on $315,000 Fine Paul Chagolla, Sheriff Arpaio's Acerbic Spokesman, Transferred Out of Media Work Up on the Sun: Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008 Curtains: Nearly Naked's Times Square
December 17, 2008Arpaio's Captain Still Won't Name "Sheriff's Command" Group Members; Launches Appeal of $315,000 Fine
Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office wants to appeal his $315,000 fine for making an illegal donation in the name of the mysterious "Sheriff's Command Association." Fox filed a request for a hearing and informal settlement conference yesterday, New Times has learned. See below for a link to Fox's request letter. Fox is the treasurer and only known member of the SCA, which donated $105,000 as an individual contributor over the summer to the Republican Party, which s
December 23, 2008Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Employee Scheduled for Hearing to Appeal $315,000 Fine for Illegal Donation
Have you forgotten about the illegal campaign donation that caused Sheriff Joe Arpaio's politically minded employee, Captain Joel Fox, to get slapped with a $315,000 fine? We're pretty sure it's at the forefront of Fox's mind. That's a pretty big chunk of change for a mid-level county employee, and we wonder how in the world he's going to pay it. Maybe Fox will have to declare bankruptcy. Or maybe the people who bankrolled the $105,000 illegal donation will slip him the m
January 22, 2009Sheriff's Captain Argues Mysterious Donors to Republican Party Not a Political Committee; Says Unnamed Donors Would "Suffer" Under Media Glare
Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office continued to play martyr during an administrative hearing on Wednesday, still unwilling to give up the names of the people behind a $105,000 campaign donation to the Republican Party that has been deemed illegal. Today's hearing, which we told you about in this blog a couple of weeks ago, turned out to be just a "pre-hearing," and not the actual hearing to cover all the evidence and various sides of the&nbs
February 4, 2009MCSO Captain Joel Fox In Video
As promised right here on Valley Fever, we've got a portion of MCSO Captain Joel Fox's interview after his pre-hearing this afternoon.
February 4, 2009Captain Joel Fox Explains His Side of Donation Flap in Comments to Valley Fever Posts
For months, Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office stayed quiet about his role in a questionable $105,000 donation to the Republican Party. Now you can't shut the guy up. Not that we'd want to: Everyone loves a good mystery, and Fox still won't tell the names of those shadowy "Sheriff's Command Association" members who gave him the money he donated. Any further details about this case are good details, as far as we're concerned. On Wednesday, a hearing
February 6, 2009County: Republican Party had Negative Balance After Illegal Donation Returned; Implies Money Went to Smear Ads
The Arizona Republican Party last year returned the dirty $105,000 donated by the mysterious "Sheriff's Command Association." But in doing so, it left the party with a massive negative balance. That's because it had already spent a good chunk of the money, apparently, on a pair of smear ads against the opponents of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas. The facts -- as laid out by the county -- seem to support the a
March 30, 2009Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Fall Guy Refuses to Name Bank Holding SCA Funny Money
Maricopa County Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox, still the only person to date who's been linked to a mysterious $105,000 donation to the Arizona Republican Party, took the stand today in front of Administrative Law Judge Thomas Shedden -- but instead of resolving the issue, Fox's testimony only added further confusion to the already convoluted tale. Fox again wouldn't disclose any of his contributors. He refused to name the bank where the funds were deposited. And he
March 31, 2009SCA Name Mystery Solved? Sheriff's Office Director Owns Similar Domain Name
In trying to escape a $315,000 fine at an appeal hearing today, Captain Joel Fox (pictured) denied just about everything related to the political donation he made on behalf of the mysterious "SCA." Fox even denied that "SCA" stands for "Sheriff's Command Association," even though the abbreviation had been spelled out that way numerous times in recent months by local media outlets, including this blog. This is the first time Fox has mentioned the SCA might
March 31, 2009The AZ GOP Slandered Dan Saban and Used Funny Money for Sheriff Joe. This Lifelong Republican Has Had Enough
October 23, 2008Captain Joel Fox of Sheriff's Office Faces Judge's Decision for "SCA" Donation to Republicans
A judge is set to decide on Monday whether a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Captain Joel Fox deserves to pay $315,000 in penalties for making an improper campaign donation. The upcoming ruling by Judge Thomas Shedden of the state Office of Administrative Hearings is expected to bring some finality to one of the dirtiest episodes of the 2008 election season. We took a peek today at Fox's final response to the charges, which he filed this month with the Hearings office. As usual, the self-repr
May 20, 2009Where is the SCA in Joel Fox's Hour of Need?
Although the decision on Maricopa County Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox and the SCA donation is scheduled for Monday, we think it will probably be announced on Tuesday, after the holiday. Either way, we imagine there's still time for Fox to reveal the identity of these secret contributors.But if he doesn't, the contributors could do the job for him. Under what rock is the Sheriff's Command Association hiding? These men (and women?) are apparently going to let the financial future of a sheri
May 22, 2009May 20 In Blogs: Star Swim, Lisa G, Joel Fox, Flight of the Conchords and 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: Feathered Bastard:Supervisors Cave to Joe Arpaio, OK $1.6 Million for Harassing Mexicans in Maricopa County Up on the Sun:Tune up for Summer Star Swim Returns This Saturday: Win Tickets! Chow Bella:Changes at Prado at the Montelucia Art Burn: Lisa G Supports the Arts, and Her Staff Valley Fever:Phoenix
May 20, 2009Joel Fox of Sheriff's Office Owes $450 in SCA Case, But Still on Hook for Larger Fine
Just in: In the case of Maricopa Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox and the mysterious SCA donation to the Republican Party, Fox owes $450. That's right -- there's a whole lot less zeroes in that fine than some expected. Fox was on the hook for $315,000 in penalties. But don't turn up the house lights just yet -- this show's not over. Thomas Shedden, a judge with the Arizona Office of Administrative Hearings, ruled against Fox on all but one point. That point: The county should have given Fox an e
May 26, 2009Captain Joel Fox Pays $450 Fine in SCA Case; $315,000 Fine Looming for Keeping Donors' Names Secret
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Captain Joel Fox has until the end of the month to cough up information about the people behind last year's shadowy $105,000 donation to the Republican Party, says the elections department."We believe if he goes past July 1st in the timing of all this, then the $315,000 is invoked," Yvonne Reed, the department's spokeswoman, tells New Times.Reed says Fox has already paid the $450 fine that was levied by the department and backed up, following an appeal hearing, b
June 17, 2009Captain Joel Fox Wants to Reveal Names of SCA Donors to Officials in Private
With the deadline fast approaching to reveal the names of the SCA members or face a $315,000 fine, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Captain Joel Fox begged election officials this month to let him disclose the names in private. Fox, who obviously missed his calling as a lawyer, continues to argue in correspondence with county officials even as his ship sinks. As we explained yesterday, he already paid his $450 fine for failing to file a pre-election report. But it's the six
June 18, 2009Captain Joel Fox Files Court Motion to Stop $315,000 Fine for Hiding Names of Contribution
Captain Joel Fox appealed his case to the Maricopa County Superior Court yesterday and asked for his $315,000 fine to be delayed until the appeal's outcome. Fox wants the court to overturn the decision by Judge Thomas Shedden of the state Office of Administrative Hearings, cancel out his fine and order the county to pay his legal fees. Followers of this case won't find much new in his arguments [see below]. Fox is still basically claiming he and the shy boys behind the mysterious $105,000 Repub
July 1, 2009Captain Joel Fox to Argue SCA Case on Appeal Before Judge Tomorrow
Maricopa County Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox will argue before a Superior Court judge on Tuesday that he shouldn't have to turn over the names of donors behind a nebulous $105,000 contribution to the Arizona Republican Party. The county elections department has wanted to see those names since election season, but Fox won't budge. As a result, the county had been preparing to levy a fine totaling triple the contribution amount before Fox filed his appeal last week. The county's response to Fox'
July 6, 2009Captain Joel Fox Shut Down in Superior Court; Judge Wants Case Expedited for Public Good
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge threw cold water on Captain Joel Fox's already tepid arguments for keeping secret the names behind a large Republican Party donation. At the hearing requested by Fox to stave off an impending order to cough up the names of the mysterious "SCA" donors or face a $315,000 fine, Judge Robert Houser [at right] seemed amused by Fox's amateur lawyering. Amused, that is, except for what he apparently sees is the most important issue: Disc
July 7, 2009SCA Scandal: Dave Hendershott, Top Sheriff's Officials and Steve Ellman Among Major Contributors; Fox Files Two Campaign Finance Reports
Dave Hendershott The dam has broken on the SCA story: Under threat of a $315,000 fine from the Maricopa County Elections Department, Joel Fox and the SCA have filed two campaign finance reports that show high-ranking deputies under Sheriff Joe Arpaio as major contributors. The biggest bucks came from other sources, such as Steve Ellman, a Valley developer and former co-owner of the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team and James Liautaud, CEO of the Jimmy John's sandwich franchise.
July 14, 2009SCA Scandal: Captain Joel Fox Lied About Hendershott's Involvement; SCA Fails to Answer Key Questions
Captain Joel Fox hasn't been honest with us. Here's what Fox posted to our blog in February about the $105,000 contribution to the Arizona Republican Party that came from the SCA: None of the money came from Arpaio,or Hendershott or Arpaio's campaign, or anyone associated with Arpaio's campaign, nor did it come from any corporation or labor organization or any other illegal contributor. It was all private funds, solicited over a period of about 2 years. As we now know, Hendershott was one of
July 15, 2009SCA Contributions Technically Not "Payroll Deductions," County Says
We're not saying Captain Joel Fox is wrong about everything. Turns out he's right on the issue of whether the SCA contributions were, in fact, "payroll deductions." Although the reports filed by Fox say "payroll deductions," Fox says in comments to this blog that they were actually nothing more than direct deposits.We heard from Maricopa County spokesman Richard De Uriarte this morning, who tells us that's true. His explanation also covers union dues, an issue brought up yesterday by the man
July 15, 2009Sonoran Alliance Blog and Readers Strike Critical Note on SCA Contribution
Image: www.sonoranalliance.com We asked for comment, we got comment -- from the Sonoran Alliance blog, anyhow. Turns out Shane Wikfors (pictured), who runs the blog, considers church-mate Dan Saban a friend. Who knew? Wikfors slams the infamous attack ad on Saban as "disgusting." And although the blog's only unmasked cowboy (there's also one unmasked cowgirl) doesn't quite level both bores on the SCA, he does seem to understand something has gone wrong: Incidentally, i
July 21, 2009All the Sheriff's Men: The SCA Campaign-Finance Scandal is Linked to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott
July 23, 2009Captain Joel Fox Defends Reputation On Our Blog, But Leaves Much Unexplained
Nobody likes to be shown up as a liar, especially a police officer who might be called to the witness stand someday and grilled on his credibility by a defense attorney. So it's no wonder Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has tried to defend himself from our bit of name-calling in one of our July 15 posts. In a hard-hitting New Times article this week, columnist Sarah Fenske says Fox lied to her, too, when he said Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott was not involved with the SC
July 28, 2009Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, August 6, 2009
August 6, 2009Captain Joel Fox Expected to Deliver SCA Donation Checks Today to County Elections
Captain Joel Fox had to 'fess up and spill the names of the cagey SCA donors behind a Republican Party smear campaign, but he still hasn't turned over the contribution checks. Today's the big day, according to Jeffrey Messing, the lawyer hired by the Maricopa County Elections Department to hold fire to the feet of Fox and the SCA. The settlement agreement allowed Fox a reasonable amount of time to get the checks, and that time has passed. Fox told Messing last w
August 10, 2009SCA Scandal: Some Donation Checks Could Trigger Criminal Charges; Companies Made Contributions
The SCA checks are in, and some of them were from businesses -- in apparent violation of Arizona law. As we foreshadowed this morning, Captain Joel Fox turned in the canceled checks today as part of his settlement agreement with the Maricopa County Department of Elections. All of the checks are made out to the "Command Officers Association," (except for one made out to "C.O.A.") But wait a minute -- didn't Fox tell us there was no actual "association?" And who told t
August 10, 2009Captain Joel Fox's Lame Response to SCA Scandal: "Nuthin to See Here"
As we've mentioned before, if the SCA spokesman, Captain Joel Fox, wants to talk, we're willing to listen. After we told you about the interesting stuff written on the SCA donation checks, like "Vote for Sheriff Joe Arpaio," Fox left a message on our blog. His response: "Sorry to spoil your fun, but there's nuthin to see here, folks... move along." Fox also challenges readers again to identify a crime or a lie he's told. (You can read his entire response below). As Jules from Pulp Fict
August 12, 2009August 12 In Blogs: William Gheen, Guitar Center, Chicken From Hell, and Joel Fox
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: Feathered Bastard: William Gheen, Nativist Hatemonger, Kicks Me Off His Facebook Friends List: Boo-Hoo-Hoo Up on the Sun: Make It Happen Festival To Benefit Cardon Children's Medical Center Music Therapy Program Guitar Center Holding Blues Contest Chow Bella: Recipe: 'The Chicken from Hell,' from Bryan's Bla
August 12, 2009Captain Joel Fox Still Short on Explanations, Long on Hot Air
Captain Joel Fox, front man for the shady group of SCA donors, has apparently given up trying to answer our questions. But that hasn't stopped him from continuing to comment on our blog. Fox still falsely claims we haven't identified a possible crime that the SCA has committed: I've been asking you to identify the evil for weeks, and you've failed to produce a single solitary crime...not one. Yet we linked to the very Arizona statute that appears to have been violated. How much clear
August 14, 2009Yellow Sheet Reporter Fired in Dispute; Phil Riske Planned to Retire at Month's End
Image: www.yellowsheetreport.com Veteran Arizona Capitol Times reporter Phil Riske has been fired from the Yellow Sheet, a paid-subscription politics rag, says an Arizona Republic blog post by Matthew Benson. Riske had been with the Cap Times for seven years and planned to retire at the end of August, but he got in a fight with Ginger Lamb, the paper's publisher, over the possibility of doing future freelance work, Benson reports. The Yellow Sheet reporter sent Benson a statement describ
August 20, 2009Captain Joel Fox Still Claims He Wasn't "Promoted" When He was Made SWAT Commander; We Clarify Some Minor Errors
( We messed up and we admit it. Our blog post yesterday about the Yellow Sheet Report contained a factual error -- it wasn't Phil Riske who broke the story last year about the connection between Captain Joel Fox and the SCA. It was Jim Small. Fox pointed out the error last night in a comment on the post. He also makes other claims about errors in another New Times blog post that we quoted in the post about the Yellow Sheet. Fox wrote: You know that I didn't file Arpaio's nominating peti
August 21, 2009Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard Goes After Captain Joel Fox and the SCA Money
August 27, 2009SCA Scandal: Subpoena Forces Release of Another Donation Check From a Corporation
The SCA was determined to keep its secrets hidden, but on-the-ball election officials haven't let that happen. We've tracked the release of the bank account info and check copies that Captain Joel Fox, the SCA's "spokesman," didn't want made public. And now, thanks to a subpoena, another secret has been pried loose. This check copy shows that another company donated to the sleazy SCA fund, which was ultimately used to produce and air an R-rated ad last
August 28, 2009New Times Asking Court to Unseal Search Warrant Documents in SCA Case
What did investigators find after executing a search warrant at the Gilbert home of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Captain Joel Fox? Call it the $315,000 question. Fox has been leading the public on a merry mystery tour for nearly a year, trickling out information about the SCA only under pressure. Threat of a massive fine forced the initial disclosures of the names of donors and copies of checks. A subpoena by county authorities squeezed out another corporate donor's
August 31, 2009Judge Unseals Search Warrant on Joel Fox/ SCA Raid
Pinal County Superior Court Judge Robert Carter Olson today unsealed the search warrant and other documents in a criminal investigation into a campaign finance scandal linked to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office -- pulling back the curtain, in part, on an investigation that is clearly both active and serious.Olson acted at the request of this newspaper, which filed a motion to intervene in the six-month-old case last week. Though the documents have previously been sealed by court order
August 31, 2009Joel Fox Met with Chris Baker to Discuss SCA Donation -- GOP Consultant Now Linked to Scandal
It's one mystery solved, a few more to go.Thanks to documents unsealed today in Pinal County Superior Court at New Times' behest, we now know the liaison between the Arizona Republican Party and Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox.It's a Republican campaign consultant, Chris Baker.Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen has testified under oath that he never met Joel Fox prior to a hearing to discuss Fox's ill-fated $105,000 donation to the party earlier this year. And that left p
August 31, 2009Randy Pullen, Under Investigation by AG Goddard, Now Calls for Goddard to Be Investigated
Arizona Republican Party Chairman Randy Pullen called for an investigation into Attorney General Terry Goddard at a press conference yesterday -- but failed to mention that Goddard's office is currently investigating Pullen.In fact, in Pullen's remarks, which you can see in this video posted to www.sonoranalliance.com, the state party chairman actually defends Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox, without mentioning his own involvement in the scandal.According to documents released in Pinal County Supe
September 3, 2009Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Command Staff is Caught Up in a Serious Criminal Investigation, Newly Released Documents Show
September 3, 2009Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, September 10, 2009
September 10, 2009Joel Fox 'Fesses Up on SCA Name: It Really is Sheriff's Command Association
It's hard to keep track of all the facts, rumors and spin-jobs in this SCA story. For instance, Captain Joel Fox claims he never "filed" nominating petitions in 2004 for his boss, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, as had been previously reported. He merely collected eight signatures and handed them to someone else, who filed them, he says in a comment on a recent blog post about him. We can't tell you whether his political work for the sheriff helped get him a plum assignment af
September 10, 2009Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, September 24, 2009
September 24, 2009Joel Fox to County: Forget Criminal Investigation on SCA -- Pay Me $75,000!
Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office filed a $75,000 claim against the county last week for the "emotional distress" of being forced to divulge the names of secret donors to a political committee. Naturally, Fox isn't suing the Sheriff's Office -- just the Board of Supervisors, Elections Department and Recorder's Office. Fox is representing himself, and his October 23 claim letter -- usually the first step to a lawsuit -- begins with a 1943 court
October 26, 2009
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