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A Phoenix New Times investigation reveals that Scottsdale police botched their probe into an alleged strip-club drugging scheme by failing to gather evidence, leading prosecutors to decline the case, while the club owner now claims the investigation was a vindictive sham. Read the full New Times article here.
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of the article failed to explain that a verdict in Todd Borowsky’s favor against Mark Brooks and his associates was vacated, extending the case further and resulting in a settlement. Read the full azcentral.com article here.
The owner of two Scottsdale strip clubs is suing the Police Department over what he called a yearslong retaliation campaign to discredit his business. Read the full azcentral.com article here.
The city acted after a secretive 65-day probe, citing R. Lamar Whitmer in an 18-page report with misconduct. Read the full azcentral.com article here.
Scottsdale’s feud with Mayor Lisa Borowsky’s former chief of staff is likely to escalate as both sides of the issue are digging in. Read the full azcentral.com article here.
A mysterious suspension continues, with no end in sight. Indeed, an extension looms … In what has come to be known as “Whitmergate,” Mayor Lisa Borowsky’s chief of staff R. Lamar Whitmer was placed on “non-disciplinary leave” on Jan. 14 As the time period was 30 days, the suspension should…
Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky demanded the city attorney detail the alleged policy violations that led to her chief of staff’s suspension last week and called for reforms to prevent infighting and power grabs inside City Hall. Read the full azcentral.com article here.
Attorney General Kris Mayes’ office will drop charges against one person in her case alleging coordinated interference trying to keep Donald Trump in office after he lost the 2020 presidential election. Jim Lamon, a former Senate candidate, was among the 18 people charged by an Arizona grand jury in 2024….
Attorney General Kris Mayes will appeal her election interference case against aides to President Donald Trump and 11 Arizona Republicans to the state’s Supreme Court. Fraud and special prosecutions section chief Krista Wood on Nov. 21 sent an email notifying attorneys working on the case that the office would appeal….