Word: governors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Lynch said he sees his job as no different from any he has held since leaving law school, except that he now has only one client, the governor...
...have to advise King on legal matters, though I don't know what these might be from day to day. Basically, I have to keep the governor from getting into inextricable legal problems," Lynch said...
Lynch said he did not necessarily agree or disagree with the stands King took on abortion and capital punishment during his campaign for governor...
More influential Arizonans have found it even easier to avoid punishment. Former governor Castro, despite his resignation amid charges of misconduct, has neither been disciplined nor even officially investigated in connection with many of the unsettled charges against him. Instead, Castro has received an appointment as U.S. ambassador to Argentina, providing welcome respite from the state's temporary political heat. U.S. District Judge Walter E. Craig, exposed by the IRE team for mysteriously reversing a jury's murder conspiracy conviction of reputed mobster Joe Bonanno's son amid rumors of influence-peddling by the Bonanno family, has received no disciplinary...
...prison last month--Marley has not been prosecuted or even arrested in connection with Bolles's death. Adamson's testimony is not enough to convict Marley, prosecutors say; most observers believe Marley will never be brought to justice. Indeed, Marley is still a very powerful man in Arizona. Former governor Castro accepted $24,000 in campaign contributions from Marley and his daughter, and although Castro denies any close ties to Marley, the millionaire liquor dealer is still reported tc have the friendship of some of the most influential members of the state legislature. Marley is still so powerful, in fact...