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Stephen Lemons

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Covers:  immigration, corruption, politics, crime, social justice
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For the past eight years, I've been a reporter and columnist for the Phoenix New Times, where I cover politics, corruption, crime and the struggle for social justice in Arizona.

Prior to joining New Times' staff, I freelanced for various publications while living in Los Angeles, California. I wrote about entertainment, crime, art, food, you name it.

Before becoming a full-time freelancer, I worked in the financial industry in New York and California.

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Joe Arpaio’s 94th birthday party was rife with scuzzy has-beens

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By Stephen Lemons Verified
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Looking frail and scarecrow-thin, his voice whispery and hoarse at times, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio sat onstage in a gold lamé empire-style chair. And he remained there for most of Friday evening at the Fountain Hills Community Center as several hundred fellow alter kockers and rogues of all stripes ate a free meal of pasta with meatballs and celebrated Arpaio’s 94th birthday.
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How Maricopa County’s top prosecutor got her loudest critic disbarred

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By Stephen Lemons Verified
| Phoenix New Times Verified
Be careful what you tweet about the county attorney. She may make it her personal mission to scorch the very earth you walk upon. Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell recently scored her pound of flesh from online troll and onetime defense lawyer Vladimir Gagic, who likes to pass the time by profanely criticizing her appearance and job performance on social media. And the State Bar of Arizona played cat’s paw to the thin-skinned prosecutor.
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Petersen calls Glassman a ‘criminal,’ gay-bashes Kris Mayes at debate

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By Stephen Lemons Verified
| Phoenix New Times Verified
Thursday’s debate between primary opponents in the Republican contest for Arizona Attorney General turned ugly fast. And it stayed ugly till the bitter end — particularly when Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen dropped a bomb, calling fellow nominee Rodney Glassman a “criminal” while referring to explosive, unproven allegations of sexual misconduct that Petersen’s camp has been pushing for months.
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