More Fallout From Sheriff Arpaio and Andrew Thomas Corruption: Potential Multi-Million-Dollar Settlement Going to Developer Conley Wolfswinkel and Family

The costs keep climbing for the corrupt acts of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas. Late last month, the Board of Supervisors agreed to pay $1.27 million to a former judge smeared with bogus criminal charges, plus another $250,000 to former county Schools Superintendent Sandra…

Bill Montgomery Wants Peter Spaw, a Disgraced, High-Ranking Deputy County Attorney Who Admits to Severe Violation of Legal Duties, to Get Off Easy

Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney, is showing his preference for Andrew Thomas-style ethics by pushing for a lenient punishment for Peter Spaw, one of his high-ranking deputy attorneys. Spaw admitted yesterday in an agreement with the state Supreme Court that he committed “conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice,” filing…

Kathleen Odenthal, Examiner.com Plagiarizer: “I Didn’t Mean to Do It”

Three weeks after catching one examiner.com writer plagiarizing news stories, we stumbled upon another cut-and-paste offender: Kathleen Odenthal. We can’t help but wonder whether examiner.com, which calls itself a “dynamic entertainment, news and lifestyle network that serves more than 20 million monthly readers,” has a serious problem with plagiarism by…

Gerald Lee Culverson of Chandler Released from Jail Without Charge; Cops Back Off Murder Accusation, Retract Worst Details of Victim’s Bitten Breasts

Gerald Lee Culverson of Chandler has been released from jail without any pending charge, despite Monday’s allegation by police that he killed his girlfriend. Based on preliminary information from the county medical examiner, Chandler police today retracted two key details from the probable-cause statement from which we quoted in Monday’s…

Gerald Lee Culverson of Chandler Killed Girlfriend and Chewed Her Breasts, Cops Say; UPDATE – Culverson Released, Worst Details of Victim’s Injuries Retracted by Cops

In a case that sounds more like a zombie attack than a homicide report, Chandler police busted a 58-year-old trailer-park resident on Friday for allegedly killing his girlfriend and gnawing on her breasts. After Gerald Lee Culverson called paramedics to the home he shared with his deceased girlfriend, Deborah Courtney,…