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Tucson developers found to have defrauded investor face fraud, money laundering charges
Published on April 14, 2025

A grand jury indicted the founders of a well-known Tucson development company, alleging they used thousands of dollars designated for a construction project to instead pay for personal expenses and other projects. Gadsden Company founders Adam Weinstein and Gerald Dixon each face 20 charges: one count each of conspiracy to…

Tucson developers face ongoing legal woes after arbitrator found they defrauded investor
Published on April 4, 2025

The founders of a well-known development company in Tucson are in hot water after an arbitrator found they defrauded an investor. And that’s not the end of the legal woes for the founders of the Gadsden Company. They are now facing two separate lawsuits alleging they committed fraud. In both…

Ex-Arizona senator sues Tucson over traffic stop, claims rights violated
Published on April 2, 2025

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – Justine Louise Wadsack, a former Arizona State Senator, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Tucson and several police officers. The lawsuit alleges conspiracy, wrongful prosecution, and violations of her constitutional rights following a traffic stop and subsequent criminal charges. Wadsack claims she was wrongfully…

Alan Dershowitz wins appeal to overturn sanctions over Arizona election lawsuit
Published on March 17, 2025

March 14 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday overturned a judge’s sanction against retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz over his work on a lawsuit by failed Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. Dershowitz and two other lawyers were fined $122,200 in 2023 for advancing frivolous claims in…

Op-ed: Did Stephen Richer really beat Kari Lake in court? I doubt it
Published on January 30, 2025

The media reacted as if the ex-recorder won his defamation suit against Lake. The facts suggest it was at best a draw.   Will former Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer be buying a resort in the Cayman Islands soon? That might be the easiest way to tell how much dough…

‘A question of fact’: Election case against Cochise County leader appears poised for trial
Published on January 6, 2025

An ongoing criminal case against a Cochise County leader accused of election interference will move forward after a state appeals court threw out a bid to dismiss the charges. The New Year’s Eve decision means Supervisor Tom Crosby still faces felony counts of conspiracy and interference with an election officer…

Who influences Arizona’s leaders? This nonprofit has a direct line to 3 top Democrats
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Arizona’s three most powerful government officials have in recent years turned to a nonprofit elections group for free work, giving access and influence to an outside organization that has targeted former aides to Donald Trump and tracks people who deny election results. States United Democracy Center’s ties to the top…

New details shed light on Thanksgiving Day death of 8-year-old injured at Arizona Biltmore Resort
Published on January 4, 2025

Police have provided new details about the Thanksgiving Day death of an 8-year-old boy injured at a luxury resort in Phoenix. The child, identified as Luke Linnett from Iowa, died on Nov. 28 after being struck by a piece of concrete from a “sprite” statue at the Arizona Biltmore Resort…

Child named in fatal Arizona Biltmore statue accident: ‘His loss cannot be expressed in words’
Published on December 13, 2024

The 8-year-old boy who died after part of a statue fell on him at the Arizona Biltmore resort in Phoenix has been identified as Luke Linnett from Iowa. A memorial service was held Dec. 6 at the Lutheran Church of Hope-Waukee in Waukee, Iowa, to honor the boy who was a “bright…

Speculation About Who Will Be New U.S Attorney General For Arizona Grows
Published on December 3, 2024

Speculation is running rampant about who might become the U.S. Attorney in Arizona under the Trump administration. Quiet conversations in key corners are focused on a handful of attorneys who are believed to be best qualified to follow through on the clear mandate voters issued when they re-elected President Donald…