Thursday, July 2, 2009 | 6:09 PM



Shelley Gillespie
McDonald seeking dismissal of charges
Former Maricopa Director of Community Services Martin McDonald has been indicted on felony charges that, according to his attorney, Clair Lane, are a mistake. Citing e-mails dated August 16 and 17, 2005, Lane claims that McDonald is not guilty of the charges of which he is accused.

The complicated case, based on the purported use of a City of Maricopa FedEx account by McDonald, claims that he availed himself of the City of Maricopa’s FedEx account discount. The e-mail provided for review shows two e-mails.

One is from McDonald, on April 16, 2005, and is directed to a Fed Ex employee stating,”…somehow my account was transferred into a
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Aircraft hangar a total loss
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District 23 Representative -- Frank Pratt
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Heavenly Views
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Opinions
New Special Education Law
Dear Editor, In 2007 the Arizona Department of Education offered a scholarship to special education students to attend the private school of their more...
 
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