P. Ben Arredondo

Ben Arredondo has financially crushed his four competitors in the Tempe City Council race by massing a war chest five times as large as his opponents.

Tempe City Council incumbent Ben Arredondo leads all East Valley candidates this season with nearly $144,000 in campaign contributions. Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn is next with $76,000 to date, followed by his challenger, Chandler City Councilman Phill Westbrooks, with nearly $63,000.

Tempe City Council incumbent Ben Arredondo leads all East Valley candidates this season with nearly $144,000 in campaign contributions. Chandler Mayor Boyd Dunn is next with $76,000 to date, followed by his challenger, Chandler City Councilman Phill Westbrooks, with nearly $63,000.

PHOENIX - An Arizona legislator and former Tempe councilman has resigned after pleading guilty to two felony charges stemming from an FBI sting.

A member of the Arizona House who is charged with bribery and other crimes stemming from an FBI undercover investigation into his earlier conduct as a city council member spent $15,000 of his legislative campaign money on a criminal defense attorney about six weeks before a grand jury indicted him.

The start of an Arizona legislator’s trial on federal criminal charges is being postponed so his lawyers can review material provided by prosecutors.

City council candidates Augustus Shaw and Hut Hutson are at odds over the endorsement of a prominent Tempe councilman.

Ex-Tempe City Council member Ben Arredondo is nothing more than a crooked politician who took advantage of his position of power for personal gain.

A former Arizona legislator will be sentenced Wednesday for felony convictions for seeking and accepting bribes while he was a Tempe city councilman and misleading donors about a scholarship fund that benefited his relatives.

A former Arizona legislator was sentenced to 18 months of home confinement for his felony convictions for seeking and accepting bribes while he was a Tempe city councilman and misleading donors about a scholarship fund that benefited his relatives.

The U.S. Department of Justice will keep evidence against indicted Tempe lawmaker Ben Arredondo secret to protect other ongoing investigations underway by its Public Integrity Section.

Longtime East Valley lawmaker Ben Arredondo will be sentenced in January after pleading guilty Friday to two felony charges in federal court.

State lawmaker and former Tempe City Councilman Ben Arredondo was charged with bribery, extortion, mail fraud and making false statements following a sting where FBI agents posed as developers.

Tempe voters elected Ben Arredondo to a fourth term while choosing newcomer Shana Ellis for a seat on the City Council.

Tempe voters elected Ben Arredondo to a fourth term while choosing newcomer Shana Ellis for a seat on the City Council.

State Rep. Ben Arredondo has pleaded not guilty in federal court in Phoenix to charges of bribery and other crimes.

A federal judge has turned down a request by state Rep. Ben Arredondo's lawyers for more information about alleged acts forming the basis for corruption charges against the Tempe Democrat.

PHOENIX (AP) — The start of a Tempe legislator's trial on federal criminal charges is being postponed again to give his defense time to prepare.

These stories were previously published in the Tribune