Maricopa County Supervisor Indicted
Veteran Supervisor Don Stapley has been indicted on more than 100 felony and misdemeanor counts largely involving failure to make required financial disclosures. He vows to fight the charges.
Read the Arizona Republic and East Valley Tribune stories here and here.

Stapley, a Republican, was easily reelected a month ago. His district includes Scottdale, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Gilbert and parts of Phoenix. He was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in 1994.

The charges are an embarrassment to the National Association of Counties. Stapley is president of the organization, which represents more than 2,000 counties.

Arizona has one of the nation's toughest financial disclosure laws for public officials and candidates. A copy of the law is here, and an example of the financial disclosure form is here.