A m e r i c a n P o s t - G a z e t t e Distributed by C O M M O N S E N S E , in Arizona |
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Threw out charges against Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox, refused to let Andrew Thomas hire special prosecutors to prosecute her |
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 The dominoes are falling one by one. Another judge who protected the corrupt Maricopa County Supervisors from prosecution has abruptly resigned. There has been no explanation given as to why he didn't want to serve out the rest of his term, but we suspect it is related to his rulings shielding the supervisors from being punished for their corrupt acts. He sees others going down now and realizes if he doesn't get out of there fast, he'll be next.
Supervisor Wilcox was charged with 42 counts of perjury, conflict of interest and false swearing for voting to give money to the radical left wing group Chicanos Por La Causa while obtaining favorable loans from the group for herself. She should have recused herself from any vote awarding money to the group, but she thinks she is untouchable and can do whatever she wants without worry of being prosecuted.
Judge Leonardo threw out the charges, declaring that Arpaio and Thomas must be politically motivated. He said that any prosecution must be handled independently, such as by another county attorney, not by the outside counsel that Arpaio and Thomas wanted to appoint. Leonardo knew that other county attorneys would be terrified to take on the powerful supervisors so they would continue to be protected. The outside counsel Arpaio and Thomas wanted to bring in were private attorneys from Washington, D.C., who would have no fear of the supervisors.
Isn't it great to be in the club? If you're liberal and in power, you're not subject to the same criminal laws as the rest of us. Leonardo must be extremely proud of himself for keeping Wilcox out of jail this long. Judges are becoming more and more activist liberals, legislating from the bench. They are inappropriately making and changes laws from the bench.
Judge Leonardo has a history of bad rulings. This is posted on the Laine Lawless blog:
He was also hand-picked to torpedo the Maricopa County Attorney's corruption cases against Supervisors Mary Rose Wilcox and Don Stapley in 2010. Attorneys Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon are still feeling the flak from making enemies in high places as the AZ Bar attempts to disbar them.
In March of last year, Arizonans for Justice filed a judicial complaint against John Leonardo. No official disciplinary action was taken. Could it be, however, that due to a cumulative revelation that "the emperor has no clothes" some pressure from above was put on Leonardo to retire? I've been told by those in the know that judges are never disciplined; they are merely "encouraged" to retire.
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