PHOENIX (AP) — Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's director of communications will not be charged in a public-records tampering case.
The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/M2O259) that a three-month investigation by the Pima County Attorney's Office concluded that although Tim Gaffney deleted thousands of e-mails that were sought as public records by The Arizona Republic and law-enforcement agencies, his intentions were unclear.
Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall said in a July 10 letter to Pinal County's top prosecutor that there was "conflicting evidence" as to whether Gaffney knew that the county's information-technology department had "duplicate backup" copies of his e-mails when he deleted them.
LaWall said that insufficient evidence exists to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Gaffney intended to defraud or deceive.
Engaged Voter posted at 11:10 am on Sun, Jul 22, 2012.
But yeah, I agree with you nonetheless - his "intentions were unclear" - what a JOKE.
Dear Pima County Attorney Barbara LaWall - does this mean you will now have to review every drug possession case on record to ensure the possessor's intentions were clear? (yes I am being sarcastic)
Engaged Voter posted at 11:06 am on Sun, Jul 22, 2012.
But hillstreet, he was just "picking and choosing" which laws to follow and which to ignore...or as you call it, officer's discretion.
Your comment suggests you are against this type of behavior now - what happened in the last 2 weeks to change your worldview so drastically?
hillstreet posted at 10:20 am on Sun, Jul 22, 2012.
Everyone knows a prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich if s/he wanted to. The problem is that she was handed a t-rd and she is not going after Babeu as he is too strong politically. Gaffney was a PIO in Mesa and he knows the rules. Studboi got away with another abuse of power.
downtownresident posted at 3:29 pm on Sat, Jul 21, 2012.
His intention's were unclear?????????????????????????????????
Just how ignorant do they think we are.
Tim, a Mesa PD reject, was positively deleting incriminating evidence, while claiming to not know how HIS DEPARTMENT worked.
Tim, You are a worm.