Maricopa County Attorney's Office
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- MCAO disbanding unit responsible for false protest charges
- Maricopa County prosecutors required to review video evidence before charging someone with felony
- Criminal justice reform activists accusing Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel’s chief of staff of wearing blackface
- Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel back to work after rehab
- Maricopa County Attorney Returning To Work After Rehab
- Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel has our empathy, but she has to go - for good
- Maricopa County Allister Adel speaks out for the first time since leaving rehab
- Statement from County Attorney Allister Adel
- Prosecutor: Allister Adel, Phoenix chiefs approved of protest gang charges
- Internship Opportunities at MCAO
- MCAO Employees Recognized at APAAC's Annual Prosecutor Conference
- Protesters charged as gang members file lawsuit against Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel
- Prosecutor: Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel ‘knew’ about plan to charge protesters as gang
- MCAO plans to permanently dismiss all charges against protesters accused of being gang members
- Top Maricopa County Attorney’s Office supervisor resigns as office deals with protest charges scandal
- Maricopa County Attorney's Office training fourth dog to help children through trial process
- Allister Adel Talks Criminal Justice Reform, Recovery From Fall Injuries
- Maricopa County attorney asks retired judge to review harsh charging decision against protesters
- Maricopa County Attorney will not file charges in deadly police shooting
- Maricopa County Attorney: No Charges for Phoenix Cop Who Killed Ryan Whitaker