Now is the time to put U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Martone away. He certainly didn’t serve out any punitive solution to Arredondo’s corruption conviction; in fact, Martone became part of the problem with his slap-on-the-hand sentencing of Arredondo. Martone exemplified just how deep the talons of corruption reach into government these days. A continuing saga, and yet another blatantly racist decision by a Federal official in a position of authority.

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.

A federal judge will allow the National Labor Relations Board to pursue its bid to void an anti-union initiative approved last year by Arizona voters.

A federal judge will allow the National Labor Relations Board to pursue its bid to void an anti-union initiative approved last year by Arizona voters.

A federal judge will allow the National Labor Relations Board to pursue its bid to void an anti-union initiative approved last year by Arizona voters.

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

A federal appeals court refused to block timber cutting on land in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests burned in the Rodeo-Chediski wildfire last year.

A federal judge’s order allowing salvage timber cutting to proceed in areas burned by last year’s Rodeo-Chediski fire was appealed this week by a New Mexico environmental group.

A 22-year-old Mesa man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison from an armed bank robbery he committed in October

A 22-year-old Mesa man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for an armed bank robbery when he threatened tellers with a gun.

A U.S. District Court judge on Thursday ruled in favor of Scottsdale in a case filed by the city’s former police legal adviser who claimed his First Amendment rights were violated when he was fired after a letter he wrote was published in a newspaper.

Two men convicted of recruiting Los Angeles gang members to rob a pair of Tempe credit unions in 2002 were sentenced to federal prison Monday.

September 2, 2004

Two lawsuits seeking $75 million from Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and Stanford University over blood samples taken from members of the Havasupai Tribe have been transferred to federal court.

A federal judge expressed skepticism about whether the U.S. Forest Service followed its own rules in attempting to exempt tree cutting on land burned by the Rodeo-Chediski fire for safety reasons from normal environmental assessments, during a court hearing Friday.

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge is ordering federal prosecutors to address unanswered questions about what exactly is alleged in corruption charges against an Arizona legislator

August 17, 2004

A Gilbert man who was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison for ripping off thousands of people with bad credit in a telemarketing scheme was once a successful salesman.

August 28, 2004

A federal appeals court has refused to give the go-ahead for a planned development on 608 acres in north Scottsdale.

A U.S. District Court judge ruled Wednesday not to temporarily reinstate the Scottsdale Police Department's former legal adviser to his job.

McKayla Ferris had 11 kills and six digs helped pace No. 8 Basha to a home victory over No. 9 Rincon 25-15, 25-11, 25-19, in the first round of the Division I girls volleyball state tournament on Tuesday night.

A nationwide video store chain has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty for refusing to let a Scottsdale employee wear a yarmulke.

Olivia Ortiz had 36 assists and 18 digs to lead Corona del Sol to a comeback victory over Desert Vista, 19-25, 23-25, 25-8, 25-11, 15-7 on Tuesday night.