Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel Seeking Treatment For Anxiety, Alcohol Use
Download mp3 (719.54 KB)Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel announced Friday that she is seeking treatment to address her mental health and unhealthy coping behaviors.Adel says that throughout the past year, she has struggled with anxiety, an eating disorder and alcohol use.
In an official statement, Adel says she will remain in daily contact with the County Attorney’s Office to ensure work continues.Adel says this past year has been difficult for her “medically, professionally and personally” and asked constituents for patience during her recovery.
BLOGGER INSERT: THE ELECTION WAS CLOSE. VERY CLOSE
On the night of last year’s presidential election, Adel suffered a brain aneurysm after falling in her home and hitting her head.
05 December 2020
Allister Adel: Now What? Still In-Recovery After Emergency Brain Surgery
"Allister got up in the middle of the night to go to the restroom, tripped on something in the bedroom, and hit her head on a piece of furniture in the dark," Liewer said. Days later, "the bleed progressed and became an emergency situation" on Election Day.
"She's stable," Liewer said. "She's responding ... to the treatment that they're giving her."
Asked if that meant Adel had recovered consciousness since her surgery, Liewer said the family would have to answer medical questions. Liewer said she hasn't talked to Adel since the surgery, but that's not necessarily surprising considering Adel had "major brain surgery six days ago."
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Adel Will Remain County Attorney, but Her Condition Is Still Unknown After Accident
Allister Adel's campaign declared victory on Monday in the close race for Maricopa County Attorney, but it remains unclear whether Adel knows about her victory.
The 43-year-old prosecuting attorney, who was appointed to her post in October after the resignation of Bill Montgomery, has not given a public statement since news broke on Election Day that she'd been hospitalized with bleeding in the brain.
"We are humbled and incredibly grateful to the voters of Maricopa County for electing Allister Adel as county attorney," said her campaign spokesperson, Lorna Romero, on Monday afternoon in what the campaign called a "victory statement."
Adel led her Democratic opponent, Julie Gunnigle, 51-49 on Monday, a comfortable 35,000 votes ahead. Romero didn't immediately return a call seeking comment about Adel.
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17 October 2019
Fast & Loose Times For Latter-Day Maricopa County >
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Hard to believe former AZ Governor Jan Brewer said this >
(screen-grab from a report by all people The Rose Law Group Reporter)
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Since the Feds stepped in last week after the Maricopa County Sheriff turned over Petersen into their custody, Board of Supervisor Chairman Bill Gates has unilaterally called for AN INTERNAL AUDIT.
An audit of the Assessor’s Office, which he said may be completed in a matter of days.
Accusations are flying-off in all directions to cast a wider net to see who else is getting caught-up and ensnared in one more Arizona scandal that's getting very familiar and very closely-connected to corruption in Maricopa County that usually flies under-the-radar of public scrutiny until circumstances say otherwise. . . Dillon Rosenblatt published this in The Arizona Capitol Times on December 10, 2019
Petersen’s attorney lobs ethics claim at County Attorney as he prepares for hearing on suspension
"As suspended County Assessor Paul Petersen fends for his job in a hearing Wednesday, his attorney has leveled conflict-of-interest allegations against Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel similar to what led to the downfall of her predecessor Andy Thomas.
Attorney Kory Langhofer accused Adel in a Nov. 11 letter of acting adversely against Petersen by advising the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors how to remove him from office while she also represents him in a tax-court matter.
“Direct adversity against a concurrent client is per se unethical,” Langhofer said in the letterLanghofer compared Adel’s handling of the suspension to Thomas’ attempts to pursue false criminal charges against county supervisors, judges and other political foes, a charge for which he was subsequently disbarred.
In response to the accusation, Jennifer Liewer, a spokeswoman for Adel, said the letter was sent “to create a distraction to the issues at hand” and deferred any other comments to the letter written back to Langhofer.
Adel’s attorney Lynda Shely responded in a Nov. 26 letter that called Langhofer’s claim “misplaced.”
Langhofer argued that Adel is being unethical because the county attorney (and the office) have represented Petersen in other matters and is also now working “to remove him from office.” He noted that the entire five-member board called for Petersen to resign long before any investigation had taken place or evidence had been presented, and argued Adel should have recused herself from the case. . ."
Gates said the board has also instructed the county’s auditor, Mike McGee, to determine whether Petersen used any public resources as part of his adoption business or the dozens of crimes with which he’s been charged. Fields Mosley, a spokesman for the county, said the board has no indication that county funds were used or mingled with Petersen’s business, but that it ordered the audit out of an abundance of caution...
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