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Peter Spaw, Negligent Prosecutor, has Law License Put on Probation in Andrew Thomas Flap

Peter Spaw, the negligent deputy county attorney who helped harass innocent officials with a merit-less racketeering lawsuit, will have his law license put on probation for two years, the state's Disciplinary Judge has ruled. Spaw, who still has his high-level job as the Maricopa County Attorney's ... More >>

Peter Spaw, High-Ranking Deputy County Attorney, Disciplined After Admitting He Worked on Bogus Racketeering Suit; Bill Montgomery Isn't Saying a Word

The head of the Maricopa County Attorney's Office's Asset Recovery Bureau, Peter Spaw, has admitted to working on a racketeering lawsuit he knew was unsupported by evidence. Yet the county attorney, Bill Montgomery, won't say a word about it. Does the admission and two years' probation of his law ... More >>

The Feds Proved Themselves a Cage of Cowardly Lions in the Arpaio Investigation

Joe Arpaio's Early Christmas Gift from President Obama and the U.S. Attorney's Office

See also: Andy Thomas Needs a Perp Walk With His Papi, Sheriff Joe Arpaio See also: No Charges for Arpaio: U.S. Closes Criminal Investigation of Maricopa Sheriff and Former County Attorney Andrew Thomas See also: The Feds Have Evidence That Joe Arpaio Broke the Law -- When Will The Indictments Come? ... More >>

Lisa Aubuchon's Disbarment Stay Denied; "Staggering Mountain of Wrongdoing," Judge Writes

A "staggering mountain of wrongdoing" by former county prosecutor Lisa Aubuchon was cited by a judge as one general reason to deny her request for stay of disbarment.Aubuchon and her former boss, ex-County Attorney Andrew Thomas, were disbarred on April 10 for a series of ethical violations related ... More >>

Lisa Aubuchon Files Appeal of Disbarment Order; Maricopa County Supervisors Mulling Whether Public Should Pay Legal Fees for Appeal

Lisa Aubuchon, the former Maricopa deputy county attorney disbarred last week along with her former boss, Andrew Thomas, has filed an appeal with the state Supreme Court. This afternoon, the county Board of Supervisors is in executive session to decide -- among other things ... More >>

Bill Montgomery Rushes to Arpaio's Aid — Just As Disbarred Predecessor Andy Thomas Used to Do

Andrew Thomas Compares Himself to Gandhi and Martin Luther King in Press Conference

Disbarred, disgraced and unrepentant, former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas compared himself to such men of conscience as Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as he addressed reporters this morning in downtown Phoenix, one day after being stripped of his license to practice law by ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Decision Due This Morning; Former Maricopa County Attorney and Underlings' Legal Career on Ropes

Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is about to learn whether or not he has an Arizona law license. Thomas and his former deputies, Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander are facing punishment on a range of alleged ethical violations, which you can read about in previous New Times coverage. We ... More >>

Andy Thomas UPDATE: Some Heroes Did Emerge In This Creepy Cautionary Tale

Today's written ruling by the three-person panel that calls for the disbarment of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his "special assistant" Lisa Aubuchon should be mandatory reading, and not just for lawyers.It is profound in fact and happens to be beautifully written.One example of ... More >>

Barbara Mundell, Retired Judge, and Susan Schuerman (Supervisor Don Stapley's Secretary) Each Get $500,000 in Settlements From County

Barbara Mundell, the now-retired Maricopa Superior Court Judge targeted in an unethical investigation by county lawmen, received $500,000 from the county to settle a lawsuit.Susan Schuerman, the executive assistant for Supervisor Don Stapley, also received a $500,000 settlement, county officials con ... More >>

Lisa Aubuchon Puts Brakes on Appeal to Get Prosecutor Job Back While Waiting to Learn if She'll Be Disbarred

Lisa Aubuchon doesn't want to work on the appeal to ger her job as prosecutor back -- not when she's close to getting disbarred.​ Lisa Aubuchon is apparently finding it hard to think positive as her likely disbarment, and that of her former boss, Andrew Thomas, approaches.Aubuchon has been fi ... More >>

Andrew Thomas' Logic "Absurd," Says State Bar Counsel in Final Closing Argument; Disbarment Recommended -- Again -- for Former Prosecutors Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon

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 sidekick, Lisa Aubuchon, should also be stripped of her law license, says the 37-page reply (see below) to ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Files Closing Argument in State Bar Discipline Case -- And, No, It Won't Convince You He's Right

​Despite starting with a great quote from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the closing argument released today in the discipline case against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas isn't a fun read.The 91-page document filed with the Arizona State Bar, which brought the case against Thomas, ... More >>

Andrew Thomas' Lawyer, Don Wilson, Complains About Sheriff Arpaio's Weak Memory and Nails Coffin of Thomas' Political Future

Don Wilson, Andrew Thomas' attorney in the former Maricopa County Attorney's disciplinary proceedings, disses Sheriff Joe Arpaio's memory and his client's political future in a new interview.We found Wilson's Tuesday interview with KJZZ quite comical, in places, (after learning about it from one of ... More >>

Andrew Thomas, Lisa Aubuchon Must be Disbarred to Help Restore Public Trust, State Bar Counsel Urges

Andrew Thomas, former county attorney, must be disbarred to restore public trust, says the Arizona State Bar's independent counsel.​ Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his former underling Lisa Aubuchon must be disbarred in order to restore public trust in the legal system, the ... 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 >>

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 >>

Andrew Thomas, Former Maricopa County Attorney, Scheduled to Testify This Morning in State Bar Disciplinary Proceeding; Faces Disbarment

Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is about to take the stand this morning in his fight to keep his bar license.​Former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is taking stand this morning in a disciplinary proceeding that could result in his disbarment.Click here to access the state Sup ... More >>

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 Thomas​It came during Aubuchon's Twilight Zone-like account of what ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Russell Pearce's Right-Wing Echo Chamber, and Its Latest Smear of Jerry Lewis

Gilman slams Patterson in his latest. Nice laugh track, Dennis.In the wake of the Olivia Cortes flap in the Legislative District 18 recall race, the right-wing echo chamber has been trying its darnedest to gin up scandals involving Republican Jerry Lewis, state Senate President Russell Pearce's ... More >>

Ed Moriarity, Lisa Aubuchon's Pro-Bono Lawyer in Bar Discipline Case, Makes for Good Theater -- but Not Good Defense

​Ed Moriarity, Lisa Aubuchon's pro-bono lawyer from Montana, has helped represent celebrity clients from Imelda Marcos to Karen Silkwood.According to his former partner, Gerry Spence, Moriarity was born in a mineshaft.Since his opening statement in the State Bar disciplinary hearings for former Ma ... More >>

Russell Pearce's "Sham" Candidate Cries "Racism" in Press Release on Sonoran Alliance

oliviacortes.comCortes, or whoever's writing her material, plays the race card Adding insult to injury, Olivia Cortes, the "sham" recall candidate whose paid petition gatherers admitted she was a pro-Russell Pearce plant meant to "dilute" the vote, is playing the race card in a press release publish ... More >>

Carmen Chenal Overwhelmed as Tom Horne Pulls an Andy Thomas on Redistricting

Andrew Thomas, Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander: The Disbarment Hearings

John Gleason, a state-appointed investigator, began opening statements this morning in the disciplinary hearings against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas.​ The hearings that may result in the disbarment of former Maricopa County Andrew Thomas begin this morning with opening state ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Ethics Hearing: Date Still Not Set, Judge Pushing for Fall

1977 called...it was in regards to Andrew Thomas' former mustache.​There's still no date set for a hearing regarding ethics complaints filed against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and two of his former deputies, but the judge presiding over the case says it probably will ... More >>

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 >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, February 24, 2011

Hendershott, Thomas, and Aubuchon Want $60 Million for Their Troubles? Indictments Would Suit Them Better

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 >>

Arizona's Lax Gun Laws Helped Make Tucson's Jared Lee Loughner Possible

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, December 23, 2010

Richard Mellon Scaife's Cash Pays For Judicial Watch's Ideologically Motivated Lawsuits

Andy Thomas and Ed Montini of Arizona Republic Odd Bedfellows?

We were fairly deluged this morning with e-mails from readers of Arizona Republic columnist E.J Montini about a blog post he did about ex-Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Peyton Thomas.   Officially Still A Lawyer At Presstime: Andrew Peyton Thomas​"Has E.J. Montini become an ... More >>

Andrew Thomas May End Up Disbarred, But He Really Belongs in a Prison Cell

Lawyer Mark Goldman May Have Helped Launch Retaliatory Case Against County Supervisor Don Stapley, Report Says

Mark Goldman, of the law firm Wilenchik & Bartness, "likely" inititated a retaliatory criminal investigation against County Supervisor Don Stapley, if Lisa Aubuchon didn't, says an investigative report ​ Andrew Thomas, Lisa Aubuchon and Rachel Alexander, all late of the Maricopa County Attorne ... More >>

Andrew Thomas' "Reckless, Four-Year Campaign of Corruption and Power Abuse"

Aren't you glad this guy didn't become state Attorney General? A "reckless, four-year campaign of corruption and power abuse." That's how retired Judge Charles E. Jones categorized the evidence against ex-County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his one-time hatchetwoman, former deputy County A ... More >>

Andrew Thomas Hired Ogletree Deakins for Racketeering Suit, Grand Jury Investigation into Sheriff Joe Arpaio

As county attorney, Andrew Thomas hired Ogletree Deakins to defend the sheriff's office from a grand jury investigation.​You can file this one under "WTF??!?!"Turns out Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's favorite law firm, which specializes in employment law, was brought in to help with both the ... More >>

J.D. Hayworth and ALIPAC: Saga Continues With Hints of Maricopa County Attorney's Office

​The latest controversy surrounding the endorsement of ex-Congressman J.D. Hayworth by the controversial Americans for Legal Immigration (ALIPAC), now involves another Hispanic Republican group, this one with ties to Sheriff Joe Arpaio and to a blog allegedly written by a Marico ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, March 4, 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

Andrew Thomas Raises Just $25K in Quest to Be AZ Attorney General

Andrew Thomas had better be counting on public funding for his campaign, because his donor list is pretty crappy.​Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas, who's exploring a run for attorney general this fall, has so far drummed up just $25,070 in donations, according to newly filed documents at the ... More >>

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 >>

Blogging Data and E-Mails From County Attorney Sought by County Manager in Latest Flap

Maricopa County Manager David Smith wants to know whether certain employees at the County Attorney's Office are writing anonymous blog posts and comments. Smith sent a letter today to County Attorney Andrew Thomas and several of his employees, demanding the information on bl ... More >>

Andrew Thomas' Governor Ambitions Dashed by Brewer; Reportedly Seeks AG Post He Failed to Obtain in '02

Our anonymous buddies at the Republican news release headquarters, a.k.a. Sonoran Alliance blog, are reporting that Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas will run for state attorney general in 2010. UPDATE: Jason Rose, spokesman and campaign consultant for Thomas, pretty much confirmed the Sonoran ... More >>

Andrew Thomas and Crew Likely Authors of Anonymous Blogs, Report States

Power Play

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