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Dennis Wilenchik

Jun 7, 2024

Legal heavyweights defend ‘alternate electors’, Trump associates

The lineup of defense attorneys for the 11 Arizona Republicans and 7 national advisers and attorneys for former president Donald Trump includes political litigation heavyweights, with attorneys’ past experiences spanning criminal defense, prosecution and civil litigation and hailing from county, state and federal law enforcement offices.

Apr 20, 2024

Retaliation or criminal conspiracy? Attorneys for indicted Cochise County supervisors aim to toss case

Attorneys for two Cochise County supervisors facing criminal charges lashed out Friday in a hearing at Attorney General Kris Mayes for indicting them in the first place.

election workers, threats, Arizona, Iowa
Jan 15, 2024

Mohave county supervisor wants judge to declare hand counting votes legal

A Mohave County supervisor wants a judge to bar Attorney General Kris Mayes from subjecting him to "threats and intimidation'' for pushing for a hand count of elections.

indictment, Cochise County Board of Supervisors, Peggy Judd, Tom Crosby
Nov 30, 2023

Resigning office under indictment could be poor strategy

Indicted Cochise County Supervisor Tom Crosby has no plans of resigning after the state grand jury charged him and his colleague Supervisor, Chairwoman Peggy Judd on two felony counts for delaying certification of the 2022 election.

Jun 22, 2020

Ethics committee chairman weighs holding hearing for lawmaker

The head of the House Ethics Committee is weighing whether to have full-blown hearings into the panel’s investigation of Rep. David Cook — assuming the matter gets that far. Rep.... […]

Jun 12, 2020

Cook lawyer accuses ethics committee of issuing hit piece

A report released Friday by the House Ethics Committee accuses Rep. David Cook of having had an undisclosed relationship with a lobbyist, one that the investigators said is romantic.

Kori Lorick, elections, Judd, Crosby, Cochise County, certification, general election, hand counts, deadline
May 14, 2020

Rep. Cook says private investigators stalk him, invade privacy

The House Ethics investigation into Republican state Rep. David Cook has been not-so-quietly chugging along, even as the Legislature as a whole sits in suspended animation while the House and Senate work out their differences and decide on a timeline for ending the session.

Apr 12, 2020

Repubican Party opposes use of online system for ballot measures

The attorney for the Arizona Republican Party says a system that allows people to sign petitions online -- the same one used by political candidates -- is "highly susceptible to fraud.''

Jul 6, 2017

Arpaio’s lawyer casts blame on sheriff’s staff, others at contempt trial

An attorney defending former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio against a contempt of court charge involving immigration patrols blamed sheriff’s employees and a lawyer who once defended the lawman in a racial-profiling case for not following a court order to stop the strategy.

Tom Horne
Jul 5, 2017

Tom Horne won’t have to pay $400,000 fine

Former Attorney General Tom Horne, who was hounded by allegations of illegal coordination throughout his unsuccessful bid for re-election in 2014 and faced a $400,000 fine, has been absolved of wrongdoing by Cochise County Attorney Brian McIntyre.

Sep 1, 2010

County appeals $855K verdict in alleged jail beating

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Aug. 30 to appeal an $855,000 jury verdict awarded to a Peoria man who claimed he was beaten in jail the day he... […]

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