Neil Wake

Joel Fox, Arpaio's 2008 Election Patsy, Loses Lawsuit Against Cox Communications Over Release of Mushy "Zorro" Emails

Joel Fox, a former captain under Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has lost his lawsuit against Cox Communications over the release of embarrassing emails related to a defunct criminal investigation. Fox lost his job in late 2011 as part of the fallout of what we call the "SCA Scandal" -- a schem ... More >>

Mary Rose Wilcox's $1 Million County Jackpot Safe From Treasurer "Hos" Hoskins' Interference, Judge Rules -- But Payment Stayed Until Appeal

See also: Steven LaMar, Cave Creek Councilman, Dumped as Lawyer for Maricopa County Amid Criticism in Mary Rose Wilcox Claim See also: Mary Rose Wilcox Granted $975,000 Judgment by Federal Judge; Sidesteps County Efforts to Check Payment Maricopa County Treasurer Charles "Hos" Hoskins has been th ... More >>

Rachel Alexander Sues Maricopa County for $67,000 -- the Cost of Legal Fees for Her Appeal of Law-License Suspension; Wilcox Wins $975,000 Settlement

Rachel Alexander, acolyte of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, is suing Maricopa County for $67,000 to cover the legal fees of the appeal of her law-license suspension.Alexander, along with Thomas and former deputy county attorney Lisa Aubuchon, was disciplined for their bad ethics in a ... More >>

Lisa Aubuchon and Husband Peter Pestalozzi Owe $40,721 in Federal Taxes; Also, Aubuchon Appeals Judge's Immunity Ruling

Former proseuctor Lisa Aubuchon and her husband, Peter Pestalozzi, owe $40,721 federal taxes, records show.The federal tax lien listed on the Maricopa County Recorder's Web site includes $3,388 in unpaid taxes for 2009 and $37,332 for 2010.Aubuchon, who was disbarred on April 10 along with her forme ... More >>

Thomas Lovejoy and County Reach Deal in Lawsuit Against Joe Arpaio, but It May Not Work Out *UPDATE*: It Worked Out

UPDATE 4/26: The settlement has been approved, according to the AP.UPDATE: Judge Wake issued an order saying the parties will meet on Monday to discuss moving the trial date to the week after the board of supervisors meeting.The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office announced today that lawyers agreed to ... More >>

Thomas Lovejoy Trial Postponed by Judge Neil Wake Due to Possible Settlement; Sheriff Arpaio Doesn't Have to Divulge Financial Info

U.S. District Judge Neil Wake moved the start-date of a potential defamation trial against Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio to May 1, after County Supervisors have the chance to approve a settlement. The trial for the lawsuit launched by Thomas Lovejoy, a Chandler police officer who accidentally let ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Fail: DOJ Cancels Racial-Profiling Talks, Describes Sheriff's Lawyer as Cheat and Liar

Few would be surprised to know that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office is lying about about its negotiations with the federal government over accusations of widespread racial profiling by deputies.Both Arpaio and his ally, County Attorney Bill Montgomery, have accused the U.S. Department of ... More >>

Mary Rose Wilcox, Barbara Mundell and Susan Schuerman Settlements Will Save Maricopa County Millions, County Says

Pending settlements to Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, retired Judge Barbara Mundell and county employee Susan Schuerman will reportedly save the county millions.The county says that, the settlements to Mundell and Schuerman (Supervisor Don Stapley's executive assistant) are now final, ... More >>

Mary Rose Wilcox Gets More Good News: Boxer Luis "Yori Boy" Campas and Trainer Joe Diaz's Lawsuit Tossed

This has been a week of good news for Mary Rose Wilcox. She's either received a settlement award of $1 million from Maricopa County, for which she serves as one of five County Supervisors, or she's close to a settlement. The county's not saying which just yet. The rumors of a settlement came a day ... More >>

Federal Lawsuit Against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Former County Attorney Andrew Thomas to Proceed; No Immunity, Judge Rules

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas were blasted in a court ruling on Monday, the day before Thomas found himself disbarred. As we pointed out earlier today, the 247-page opinion by the state Supreme Court panel that disbarred Thomas made it clear that Arpaio ... More >>

Dell Computer Warranty Scamsters Get Prison Time; Harold Ruggles and Joseph Groom Made $600K, Feds Say

Dell has a great warranty program for its computer equipment -- just ask Harold Ruggles of Phoenix and his friend, Joseph Grooms of Glendale.These two 20-somethings made a fortune in 2009 and 2010 by selling unwitting buyers replacement parts from Dell that weren't really replacements. The cash roll ... More >>

Coddling Joe: How Do You Collaborate With a Felon?

Thomas Lovejoy Lawsuit Against Joe Arpaio has Jury Trial Date of April 17

A jury will start hearing the case of Chandler police officer Thomas Lovejoy versus Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on April 17, a judge has ruled.U.S. District Judge Neil Wake, whose ruling two weeks ago in the case slammed both Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, also ordered a fin ... More >>

Officer Lovejoy's Lawsuit Against Joe Arpaio Allowed to Proceed; Judge Notes Former County Attorney's Brown-Nosing of Sheriff

Chandler police officer Thomas Lovejoy was arrested and charged after he left his police dog in a hot car following an overtime shift. He's suing Sheriff Joe Arpaio for violating his civil rights. Yesterday, a U.S. district judge allowed Lovejoy's lawsuit to proceed.​ U.S. District Judge Neil ... More >>

Joel Fox Case vs. Cox Communications Can Proceed, Judge Rules; "Zorro" E-Mails Shouldn't Have Been Released, Says Former Sheriff's Captain

Joel Fox ​Well, what do you know -- Joel Fox finally has achieved the equivalent of a base hit in a court case. A federal judge ruled recently that a lawsuit against Cox Communications by the disgraced former captain fired by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio can proceed, for no ... More >>

Maricopa County Officials File Amended Claims Against County and Sheriff Arpaio; Streamlined to Comply With Judge's Order

Current and former Maricopa County officials have filed new, streamlined complaints against the county and Sheriff Joe Arpaio to comply with a judge's order. Filing anew are: County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox and her husband, Earl; County Supervisor Don Stapley; retired Superior Court Judges Barba ... More >>

Joel Fox a Budding Lawyer? Latest Pro Se Filing in Fox Vs. Cox Case Sounds Professional

Joel Fox, a former captain under Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio, seems to have honed his legal skills in the last three years.​ Joel Fox is a now a former captain of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, having been fired last month by the same sheriff who apparently benefited from Fox's campaign ... More >>

Men's Health Publisher Drops Push to Stop Nov. 5 AZ Urban Race; Parties Settle

After a name-change and a settlement with the publisher of Men's Health magazine, AZ Urban Race is cleared for take-off on November 5.​ The race will go on!After playing the heavy in a legal fight against a local promoter of an upcoming obstacle-course race, the publisher of Men's Health magaz ... More >>

Jeffery Harbin, Neo-Nazi, Pleads Guilty to Possessing and Transporting Homemade Bombs; Prison Sentence Capped at Five Years

Image: www.splc.orgJeffery Harbin, 29, of Apache Junction will receive up to five years in a federal prison when he's sentenced this December for making and transporting homemade bombs.​Neo-Nazi Jeffery Harbin of Apache Junction will received up to five years in prison after pleading guilty in fed ... More >>

Could Jameson Johnson Be a Real-Life Jason Bourne?

Joel Fox and Cox Don't Agree on Settlement in Lawsuit Over Release of "Zorro" E-mails

The Fantastic Captain Fox​ No settlement for now between Fox and Cox.The communications company and Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office attended a settlement conference on Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark E Aspey, but no resolution was made in Fox's lawsuit over ... More >>

Cox Communications vs. Joel Fox Settlement Pending Over E-mail Release, but Judge Dismisses Case Against State Investigators

​Cox Communications has agreed to settle a lawsuit launched by Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over the release of his "love letter" e-mails.Fox filed the federal complaint against Cox on the same day that New Times published excerpts from the emotional expressions of man- ... More >>

Sheriff Arpaio Can be Deposed in Lawsuit by Ex-K9 Cop Thomas Lovejoy; Arpaio Continues to Deny Decision-Making Responsibility

Image: www.zanyimages.com​ Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio can be deposed in a lawsuit against him by Chandler police officer Thomas Lovejoy, an ex-K9 cop who let his dog die in a hot car. U.S. District Judge Neil Wake ruled this week in a dispute over the demand by ... More >>

Carving Your Name Into 1000-Plus-Year-Old Petroglyphs Could Earn You 60 Months Probation...At Least

www.savingantiquities.orgTrent was here​A North Carolina man was sentenced to 60 months probation for scratching his name into petroglyphs along the Colorado River that are more than 1,000 years old.In addition to the probation, Trenton Austin Ganey must pay $10,000 restitution and complete 100 co ... More >>

What's Mom Worth?: When a Woman Became Deathly Ill in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Jail, Guards and Nurses Ignored Her Agony

Crystals and Fossils Worth $25 million Illegally Moved From Sedona Warehouse to Phoenix, Sold for $1, Lawsuit Alleges

Court exhibit A Seattle man says his $25 million collection of rare crystals and fossils was "swindled" from him, and now sits in a Phoenix warehouse​More than 120,000 pounds of crystals and fossils worth about $25 million were moved illegally from a Sedona warehouse to Phoenix, where they ... More >>

Joey the Chimp In Parts Unknown, His Owner's Attorney Says

Not a week goes by, really, without someone contacting us about the welfare of Joey the Chimp, a.k.a. "Felonious Monk."   ​We wrote about Joey's legal problems a few years ago in a cover story. (That's not Joey in the photo, but we liked the image, so....) It told how Arizona Game ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Still on the Hook for Violating Thomas Lovejoy's Civil Rights in Doggie Death Case

Bandit, the $350,000 wonder dog...Squirm though he will, Sheriff Joe is still on the legal chopping block for violating the civil rights of Sgt. Thomas Lovejoy, the Chandler cop Arpaio had arrested and dragged through court on a bogus claim of animal cruelty. This, in the heat-related death of Lovej ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, June 4, 2009

Hamas-Tied Charity Group Helper Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI

A Mesa father and engineer has pleaded guilty to charges of lying to the FBI about his involvement in a charity organization tied to Hamas. Between 1994 and 1997, Akram Musa Abdallah, 54, raised funds for the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, which the federal government accuses of f ... More >>

Don Stapley’s Biggest Crime Was Failing to Hide His Real Estate Dealings as Well as Sheriff Joe Arpaio Did

ICE’s Matthew Allen and Dennis DeConcini Get Ripped Apart by the Taloned Terror

New Times Endorses Dan Saban and Tim Nelson

Federal Judge Found a Litany of Inhumane Problems in Joe Arpaio's Jails

Federal Judge Rules Against Joe Arpaio in Landmark Class-Action Jail Lawsuit

Judge Neil Wake takes action in the jail conditions lawsuit against Arpaio

Federal judge thwarts Wilenchik's delay attempts in massive jail-deaths suit against Arpaio