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Poetic Justice

The federal judges Fife Symington once decried as "philosopher kings" will now decide whether he goes to jail

By David Pasztor and John Dougherty
Nov 12, 1998

Former governor J. Fife Symington III, who once lambasted the courts for protecting "all manner of antisocial behavior," now awaits his own ruling from a trio of federal judges. Last week, the panel heard his appeal to overturn his September 1997 conviction on six counts of bank fraud. As Symington...
COOKING THE BOOK

A MASSIVE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION UNCOVERS EVIDENCE OF UNION CORRUPTION AT THE YELLOW PAGES. WHILE COMPANY MANAGENT DOES NOTHING, EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS PAY THE PRICE.

By David Pasztor
Sep 22, 1994

In about one week, Kathy Smith will endure a bitter anniversary. Two years have passed since she was called before her bosses and fired from a lucrative job selling advertising for the Yellow Pages in Phoenix. Smith and another salesperson named Kimberly Seagraves were fired at about the same time...
MORE SHAKY DISCLOSURES NEW RECORDS BETRAY COUNTY'S PENCHANT FOR IGNORING SECURITIES LAWS

By David Pasztor
Sep 8, 1994

As Maricopa County's leaders indulged themselves in a four-year debt binge that has left the county deep in the hole, the financial consulting firm of Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc., may have joined the county in running afoul of federal securities laws. Two weeks ago, New Times reported that the county,...
PLAYING THE MARKET

MARICOPA COUNTY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE WITH A FINANCIAL CRISIS OF ITS OWN MAKING. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT TOP COUNTY OFFICIALS--NOTABLY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS--LIED TO TAXPAYERS ABOUT THE ENORMITY OF THE PROBLEM. NOW NEW TIMES HAS LEARNED THAT THE COUNTY A

By David Pasztor
Aug 18, 1994

Late in July of last year, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting. It was time to churn some debt. Periodically during the previous two years, the county had developed an unfortunate habit of running out of cash to pay its bills. When that happened, the supervisors...
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

AS MARICOPA COUNTY'S FINANCES DETERIORATED, COUNTY SUPERVISORS USED THE HEALTH CARE AGENCY AS A FINANCIAL DUMPING GROUND. THEY LOADED THE AGENCY WITH DEBTS. THEY BLAMED THE COUNTY'S FISCAL MESS ON THE COUNTY HOSPITAL. AND THEN THE SUPERVISORS GOT TO DO W

By David Pasztor
Jun 22, 1994

Seated at the conference table in his windowless office last week, Ted Williams looked like a man with a $40 million headache. For almost a year, Williams has been in charge of Maricopa County's Health Care Agency, which runs the county hospital, neighborhood clinics and various other programs that tend...

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