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“Camp Titties and Beer,” a Country Thunder Campground Occupied by Tucson Police Officers is Where a DPS Office Was Attacked. Paul Babeu’s Office Wanted This Covered Up

By Monica Alonzo

With his office already under fire over allegations that it improperly deleted e-mails and himself under fire for allegedly threatening his gay ex-lover with deportation, it appears that a member of Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu’s command staff  asked that an arrest record be scrubbed from a DPS database. The arrest record belongs…

Andrew Thomas Is Pretty Much Toast — Is Joe Arpaio Next?

By Matthew Hendley

In case you’re just now emerging from under a rock, former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas was disbarred yesterday.An Arizona State Supreme Court disciplinary panel found that Thomas — as well as his former deputy, Lisa Aubuchon — were attempting prosecutions in the name of politics.Thomas and his comrades can…

Russell Pearce Just Like Raul Grijalva, Says Pearce Opponent Bob Worsley

By Stephen Lemons

Republican candidate for state Senate Robert Worsley, a conservative Mesa entrepreneur with a track record of success in the private sector (unlike his government-mooching opponent in Legislative District 25, ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce, natch) is speaking out in opposition to Pearce’s boycott against local businesses that advertise with New…

Andy Thomas Case: Some Heroes Did Emerge in This Creepy, Cautionary Tale

By Paul Rubin

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 what we’re…

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

By Ray Stern

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 confirm.The county’s spokeswoman, Cari Gerchick, says that Mary Rose Wilcox…

Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon Disbarred — Read Panel’s Opinion Here

By Ray Stern

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 disciplinary panel dismissed a few…

Andrew Thomas Violated Rules on Some Ethical Charges, Panel Concludes; Former Maricopa County Attorney and Former Deputy, Lisa Aubuchon, Face Disbarment

By Ray Stern

Andrew Thomas, former Maricopa County Attorney, violated several ethical rules, a state Supreme Court panel has found. William O’Neil, State Disciplinary Judge, now is reading the summary of the panel’s conclusions. Some charges are getting upheld, others are being dismissed. Thomas and his former deputy, Lisa Aubuchon, face disbarment. This is looking bad for…

Andrew Thomas: a (Not So) Fond Look Back at a Demagogue in the Making

By Paul Rubin

Back in August 2005, with Andrew Peyton Thomas then on the cusp of election as Maricopa County Attorney, we profiled him in a not-so-kind piece entitled “Dangerous Mind.” The tag beneath the headline read, “Imagine Joe Arpaio as a dewy intellectual, and you’ve got County Attorney wanna-be Andy Thomas.” Here…