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Dennis Burke's Leaking of Fast & Furious Memo in 2011 "Wholly Unbefitting a US Attorney," Says U.S. Inspector General's Office

The day after a high-ranking Justice Department official blasted former Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke for lying about one memo leaked to a reporter, Burke committed an even worse leak. That's just one damning finding in a U.S. Inspector General report about the actions of Burke in the Fast and ... More >>

Bill Montgomery's Smoking Gun: ICE PowerPoint Shows Monty's Minions How to Deport More Immigrants

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office and Arizona-based attorneys for United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement are engaged in a partnership to ensure the deportation of undocumented aliens who otherwise would benefit from President Obama's proposed comprehensive immigration reform, despite ... More >>

Bill Montgomery Is No Immigration Moderate

Arizona AG Tom Horne's Sex Scandal Scuttles Gubernatorial Bid

Arpaio Awaits Justice as Election Looms

Tom Horne's Court Date Set for Friday on Hit-and-Run Charge

I'll say one thing for living in Sand Land, it's never boring. This Friday at 9:30 a.m., in Phoenix Municipal Court, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne could be arraigned on the charge of hit-and-run on an unattended vehicle, a class 3 misdemeanor. I say "could be" because Don Taylor a spokesman fo ... More >>

Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon Disbarred -- Read Panel's Opinion Here

Andrew Thomas, former Maricopa County Attorney, was disbarred this morning by the three-member disciplinary panel of the Arizona State Supreme Court. So was his former deputy, Lisa Aubuchon. Former Deputy County Attorney Rachel Alexander's law license was suspended for six months and one day. The di ... More >>

Paul Babeu: More Details of Alleged Threats Emerge in $1 Million Claim Babeu's Ex-Lover Has Filed Against Pinal County and Its Sheriff

Did Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu employ another law enforcement officer to pressure Jose Orozco, the sheriff's ex-boyfriend, to keep quiet about his relationship with the sheriff? Orozco believes so, and he revealed that detail in a $1 million claim his attorneys filed on March 2 against Pinal C ... More >>

Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish

Businessman Brian Weymouth Gets on the Wrong Side of His Celebrity Partners

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 >>

Peter Spaw, Deputy County Attorney, Under State Bar "Inquiry" for Role in Discredited Racketeering Case; Also Named in New Lawsuits

One major difference between the old and new lawsuits against Maricopa County by a retired judge and current County Supervisor is this name:Peter Spaw.Spaw, a deputy prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office since 2000, was a key figure in the 2009 federal racketeering complaint against ... 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 >>

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 >>

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

Russell Pearce's Lawyer Is Full of Bunk

Attorney General Horne Hired Carmen Chenal to a Highly Paid Top Post -- 'Cause She's His Goomba

New Times Will Appeal Ninth Circuit Court Decision on Its Lawsuit Against Joe Arpaio, Andrew Thomas, and Others

The Feds Have Evidence That Joe Arpaio Broke the Law -- When Will The Indictments Come?

Grant Goodman, Gadfly Phoenix Attorney, Sanctioned Heavily in Probate Cases

Grant Goodman, a local attorney who became a private version of former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas by filing a series of failed so-called racketeering lawsuits against court-appointed guardians, conservators, lawyers and judges, is in very hot water. Superior Court Judge Peter Cahil ... More >>

Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney, Binds Himself to Arpaio/Thomas Scandal Through Lawyer Mark Goldman's Fundraiser

Image: www.youtube.comBill Montgomery still stands with the powerful politician who endorsed him, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, despite an unfolding scandal.​ Ssshhh... Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery seem to be on a secret mission. He's scheduled to appear at a fundraiser tomorrow for himself ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Not Out of Loop According To Latest Attorney General Docs

Arpaio out of the loop? Not a chanceWell, here's some fresh proof that Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's Munnell memo report is a complete whitewash, and that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was, is and always will be in complete control of his agency. While he's still sheriff, that is.Today Ariz ... More >>

Under Mark Spencer's Leadership, the Phoenix Police Union Has Become an Anti-Immigrant Juggernaut, to the Detriment of Its Members

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 Medical-Marijuana Pioneers Don't Know the Final Rules of the Game Yet -- But They Are Certain of the Prize

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

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

Jeffrey Phillips Not Allowed to Chase Ambulances for Six Months; Court Suspends "Tough" Attorney's License

"Need a tough, experienced attorney to protect your future and your freedom?" We'll, your gonna have to wait six months -- Jeffrey Phillips' law license has been suspended.​It's official: Jeffrey Phillips, the flashy frontman for the Phillips and Associates personal injury law firm, will not be al ... More >>

Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon Should be Disbarred, State Investigator Finds

  Andrew Thomas now faces possible disbarment.​Maybe tailing the investigator for the Arizona State Supreme Court was a bad idea. A probable-cause panelist for the state high court, spurred by a report from investigator John Gleason, has ordered disciplinary procedures ... More >>

Rick Romley Says Police Union's Under Investigation in the Chrisman Murder Case

In Debt and Under Fire, Attorney Grant Goodman Has Found an Unusual Pool of Clients: the "Victims" of Probate Court

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas Takes On Bar Investigator J. Scott Rhodes

Andrew Thomas identifies a conflict of interest in the prosecutor looking into his ethical lapses. See Matthew 7:5 for more details.​ It's no secret that Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas has been on a quest to stop the State Bar of Arizona's duly appointed independent investigator fro ... More >>

County Attorney Andrew Thomas Fooled Us Twice With So-Called "Independent" Prosecutors — Shouldn't That Be Enough?

How the MCSO Neglected a 14-Year-Old Rape Victim — and Went to Town on Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon

Deadly Sanctuary

Sylvia Nobel dreamt of a movie version of her Kendall O'Dell mysteries — until the money disappeared.

Andrew Thomas Ignores Evidence That Courtney Bisbee Was Wrongly Convicted of Child Molestation As Supporters Work to Free Her

Power Play

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

Enemies List

Paranoia aside, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas just may be targeting you

Judge Not

By letting cases languish, a veteran Family Court judge and his assistant created havoc in the lives of parents and children

License to Bill

THE WINDMILLS OF JACK LEVINE, PART 3

THIS LAWYER'S TAKEN ON ALL THE POWERS THAT BE. NOW HE'S ABOUT TO LOSE HIS LICENSE

THE WINDMILLS OF JACK LEVINE

THIS LAWYER'S TAKEN ON ALL THE POWERS THAT BE. NOW HE'S ABOUT TO LOSE HIS LICENSE.

THE WINDMILLS OF JACK LEVINE, PART 2

THIS LAWYER'S TAKEN ON ALL THE POWERS THAT BE. NOW HE'S ABOUT TO LOSE HIS LICENSE.

THE WINDMILLS OF JACK LEVINE, PART 1

THIS LAWYER'S TAKEN ON ALL THE POWERS THAT BE. NOW HE'S ABOUT TO LOSE HIS LICENSE.