Phoenix New Times: “It wasn’t enough . . . to file three felony charges against [Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gary] Donahoe, despite a complete lack of evidence. . . . Last year, drunk on the conspiracy theory that all county officials were corrupt and that county judges were shielding them, Arpaio and [...]
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Phoenix Business Journal: “Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox . . . . filed a notice of claim with the county saying she’ll sue the county and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office if doesn’t get a $4.75 million settlement.” Arizona Republic: “The Gila County Board of Supervisors has approved a contract for a special prosecutor [Dennis "Dino" McCarthy] appointed to investigate whether to seek new indictments against Maricopa County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox.” Arizona Republic: “East Valley Justice of the Peace John Ore signed the 11 search warrants that furthered criminal investigations of county Supervisors Mary Rose Wilcox and Don Stapley. Those cases crumbled Feb. 24 after a judge ruled Thomas had conflicts of interest in the Wilcox case and that he brought the case in [...] Arizona Republic: “The first question in Maricopa County AttorneyAndrew Thomas’ mind after a Superior Court judge tossed charges against County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox was how exactly he had benefited politically from the case. In his ruling Wednesday, Pima County Judge John Leonardo wrote that Thomas was trying to gain political advantage by [...] Arizona Republic: “The Maricopa County attorney’s proposal for a special prosecutor to investigate Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox is not gaining traction with the county Board of Supervisors. County Attorney Andrew Thomas on Thursday recommended retired county prosecutor James Rizer as an independent attorney who could take over the criminal case against Wilcox.” [...] Arizona Republic: “A judge’s ruling dismissing the criminal case against Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox has done nothing to diminish the Maricopa County attorney’s zeal for prosecuting Wilcox. However, a new method proposed by County Attorney Andrew Thomas Thursday to rekindle Wilcox’s prosecution could run into trouble once again with the Maricopa County Board [...] Arizona Republic: “Three politically explosive criminal cases against Maricopa County officials collapsed Wednesday after a judge ruled that County Attorney Andrew Thomas had a conflict of interest. A Pima County Superior Court judge disqualified Thomas from prosecuting County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox and tossed out a 42-count indictment against her.” Phoenix New Times: “Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk said in court today [February 16, 2010] that she was ‘shocked’ last September by the arrest of Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley.” Arizona Republic: “Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and his Yavapai County counterpart will testify in court Tuesday as Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox’s defense seeks to have her criminal charges dismissed or Thomas disqualified as her prosecutor. Thomas initially tried to quash the subpoena, but an out-of-county judge assigned to the case denied his [...] Arizona Republic: “In a ruling issued Wednesday morning, former Arizona Chief Justice Ruth McGregor denied Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas’ request to appoint a pair of celebrity Washington, D.C., attorneys as special prosecutors in the criminal cases against County Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox. McGregor, the “special master” chosen by the [...] |
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