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The scam
Yesterday, Miranda pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud and attempted tax evasion for what federal prosecutors say was a three-year plot to rip off the nonprofit Centro Adelante Campesino.
IRC getting gun-shy on special action?
The IRC’s deadline for filing a special action with the AZ Supreme Court over its FY12 funding keeps getting pushed back, and Executive Director Ray Bladine told our reporter today that the commission may not run out of money on Friday, as he previously estimated.
All quiet on the CD9 Republican front
When Quayle cleared out of the CD9 race and opted instead to seek re-election in CD6, many observers thought the Republican field in the new urban district would fill out quickly, as potential GOP candidates had largely stayed on the sidelines until that point.
You’ve got tea in my Republican Party
A March mailer from the Arizona Republican Party appears to have widened a political rift among factions of county precinct committeemen and may have run afoul of federal rules that offer lower mailing rates for non-profit political entities.
Miranda: Charges of wire fraud, tax evasion
R Miranda will appear before federal Judge Roslyn Silver Wednesday. The court docket shows he’ll have an initial appearance, arraignment and change of plea on charges of wire fraud and tax evasion. “Such proceedings are typically scheduled for plea agreements arranged in cases before criminal charges are filed,” Associated Press reporter Paul Davenport wrote Friday.
Rumors: Miranda headed to prison
Rumors are swirling that R Miranda has struck a plea deal with federal prosecutors and will turn himself in for crimes related to his position as the executive director of the defunct non-profit Centro Adelante Campesino.
Enough cash for twelve seconds of legal advice
Yesterday’s Senate approps hearing on S1533 (IRC; supplemental appropriation) saw Republicans vote to give the IRC extra funding for FY12 – but only $1 as a placeholder amount – while Democrats voted against the measure because the amount wasn’t large enough.
Quayle, Schweikert meet, spar on ‘square off’
Schweikert and Quayle made pitches to voters yesterday on Channel 12’s Sunday Square Off, each claiming the conservative mantle.
Still on the fence
Konopnicki told our reporter this morning that he is likely to enter the CD1 race, though he acknowledged that he had hoped to make a final decision before now.
House Dem flack moving on
House Dems spokeswoman Sarah Muench is leaving the Legislature later this month and moving down the street to Phoenix City Hall, where she will be Mayor Greg Stanton’s spokeswoman.
Tag team effort underway for 2012 ballot?
Capitol chitchat has it that three interest groups could soon combine forces to go to the ballot to extend the Prop 100 sales tax increase or create an all new funding source to back their causes.
A new name for a new race against Grijalva
David Crowe will officially join the CD3 race tomorrow when he rolls out his campaign against Grijalva for the Dem primary – and he’ll be using a new name to tout his Mexican heritage.
