Dave Biscobing is an investigative reporter for ABC15 News in Phoenix, AZ.
Tonight we won a national Society of Professional in Public Service.
It’s for our reporting on the secrets and corruption inside Phoenix PD.
It’s an honor.
It’s also a reminder that our leaders abused their power and harmed the people they’re supposed to serve.
When prosecutor's get in trouble, know who pays? We do.
And it isn't cheap.
ABC15 Arizona has the latest on the State Bar case against the prosecutor who helped Phoenix police invent a fake gang and charge protesters as members.
Disciplinary trial set for October. We also show how expensive her defense is compared to other high-profile prosecutors who faced disbarment.
The State Bar of Arizona and a fired Maricopa County Attorney’s Office prosecutor appear to be headed to a disciplinary trial later this year.
Database: MCAO’s more secretive ‘Brady’ list
ABC15 Arizona is publishing the names on the “Tier 2” list kept by county prosecutors.
There’s no need for the secrecy.
The “Tier 2” list is internally kept by MCAO and not included in the public statewide database published by prosecutors after ABC15’s “Full Disclosure” investigation in 2020.
NEW EPISODE JUST DROPPED
We give police officers incredible power and authority but how can citizens trust law enforcement without transparency and accountability?
Listen to "Verified: Full Disclosure" wherever you get your podcasts.
It's binge-listen good.
“Astonishing and horrific.”
It was misconduct officials kept secret in a major US courtroom.
ABC15 Arizona’s “(dis)Honorable” special report exposes it all and reveals the extreme level of secrecy in state judicial investigations.
Our verdict: The secrets needs to stop and officials need to stop hiding behind the secrecy.
Please watch.
It’s disturbing but important.
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge and her staff frequently mocked and ridiculed people during hearings and trials by emailing each other cruel, racial, and obscene statements, jokes, and memes.
$21,804,853.99
That's how much taxpayers have paid out in MCSO jail-related settlements over the past decade. And most of the most-expensive payouts are because of preventable inmate-on-inmate attacks.
Tonight on ABC15 Arizona at 10pm, we'll have exclusive new video and recordings that highlight a repeated failure and pattern that's costing lives and costing millions.
Days before murdering another inmate, Maricopa County jail detainee Michael Schroeder told detention officers and mental health professionals he planned to kill someone.
We just received a tremendous honor for a pair of investigations.
The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards just recognized our "Full Disclosure" and "Politically Charged" series.
The duPont Awards are one of the highest honors in journalism.
A pair of ABC15 investigations have been jointly awarded one of the highest honors in journalism: The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award.
Tonight on ABC15 Arizona at 10pm, we investigate the connection between two different dental deaths, including one case where a man's mouth caught on fire.
The same certified nurse anesthetist was involved in both cases less than a year apart.
An Arizona nurse anesthetist is facing multiple lawsuits after two of his patients died in separate dental procedures within a year.
MYSTERY ON THE MOUNTAIN
The first photo is the spot where Angela Tramonte split from a Phoenix officer on a hike.
She was found dead hours later outside a house at Camelback's base.
Tonight on ABC15 Arizona at 10 p.m., we retrace her steps and uncover new clues in her death.
Tonight on ABC15 Arizona at 10pm...
For the past year, I've investigated Phoenix PD and MCAO for how they handled protest cases. It's one of the most stunning and corrupt abuses of power I've ever seen.
TONIGHT AT 9PM on ABC15 Arizona, I'm hosting an hour-long special report on the scandal.
It's called "Politically Charged."
It's the definitive account of how police and prosecutors colluded to create a fake gang, falsely classify protesters as members, and then charge them with bogus felony crimes. Those cases are now a key focus in a sweeping Department of Justice pattern-of-practice investigation.
Please check out this link for a preview of tonight's special and a timeline that recaps a year of investigative reporting.
For the past year, ABC15’s Politically Charged investigation has exposed how the Phoenix Police Department and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office colluded at the highest levels to target protesters and used their power to silence, frame, and punish critics.
Hope you’ll watch on ABC15 Arizona tonight at 10pm.
Chris Allen went to jail after my report.
Not only was he at bottom, I put him on TV after a 2017 NBA Finals game. The story aired in front of tens of thousands of people.
Four years later, we spoke again.
His story is remarkable, and it carries a lesson for everyone -- especially me. It shows (as Chris would say) no one is ever "too far gone". There's always hope.
Chris Allen has seen the depths of where addiction can take you.
We're incredibly honored to share that ABC15 Arizona has been honored by the Peabody Awards for our "Full Disclosure" investigation.
https://www.abc15.com/about-us/news-releases/abc15-wins-prestigious-peabody-award-for-full-disclosure-series
"ABC15’s in-depth investigative series, Full Disclosure, has been named as a finalist for the prestigious George Foster Peabody Awards."
ABC15 Arizona The E.W. Scripps Company
ABC15’s in-depth investigative series, Full Disclosure, has been named as a finalist for a prestigious George Foster Peabody Award.
"An ABC15 Arizona investigation found Phoenix police didn’t thoroughly document her initial allegations, didn’t file an official incident report, and pressured Dennison in the hours after her alleged assault. Then a decade later, the department attempted to minimize what happened and police pressured her again as she sought an independent investigation."
"The way Dennison was treated by her own police department — both in 2010 and now — is deeply troubling, according to advocates and s*xual trauma experts."
Abby Dennison said she was very proud to be a Phoenix police officer, but that changed after August 20, 2010. It’s the night Dennison said a fellow officer s*xually assaulted her.
“He’s someone who’s done some terrible things...and has been allowed to get away with it.”
Former Phoenix police officer Abby Dennison says she was s*xually assaulted by a fellow officer, and critics say the department responded in the "worst possible way." Dave Biscobing - Investigative Reporter is sitting down with Abby for an exclusive interview tonight on ABC15 News at 10. MORE: abc15.com/consent
"Defense attorneys said the meetings raise more doubts about County Attorney Allister Adel’s claim that protest cases were not properly vetted and that she and other top officials were not aware of plans to charge protesters as a gang."
I'll have a broadcast report on ABC15 Arizona tonight at 10 p.m.
In the days before a group of demonstrators were arrested and charged as a criminal street gang, county prosecutors held multiple meetings with police, intelligence officers, and terrorism investigators to discuss police protest cases, according to internal calendar entries obtained by ABC15.
A new “Politically Charged” investigation tonight on ABC15 Arizona at 6 p.m.
“Williams’ case is another troubling prosecution against people in protest-related arrests, proving the many problems exposed in 2020 prosecutions by ABC15 weren’t an anomaly. They’re a continuation and further proof of police and prosecutors working without fear of accountability."
For the first 15 minutes on the stand, a Phoenix police officer laid out a damning account against Jamaar Williams. Except, there’s a problem: It wasn’t true.
Following a series of ABC15 investigative reports, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has dismissed a highly-controversial case against a group of protesters who were charged as a criminal street gang.
County Attorney Allister Adel announced the dismissal of the criminal case against 18 individuals late on Friday night.
Of course, if you missed our reports, we always put them on a special page: ABC15.com/protest
Following a series of ABC15 investigative reports, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has dismissed a highly-controversial case against a group of protesters who were charged as a criminal street gang.
Our "Politically Charged" investigation continues tonight on
ABC15 Arizona at 6 p.m.
We dig into the high-profile protest arrest of
Bruce Franks Jr - Public Speaker with a whole lot of evidence that no one's ever seen -- not even the grand jury.
And those jurors were misled.
Abc15.com/protest
AZ
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One jail death. Two troubled police forces. It's a case that an outside expert says "screams" for further examination. Our multi-part investigation airs on @ABC15 tonight at 10pm.
NEW EPISODE JUST DROPPED We give police officers incredible power and authority but how can citizens trust law enforcement without transparency and accountability? Listen to "Verified: Full Disclosure" wherever you get your podcasts. It's binge-listen good.
We're incredibly honored to share that ABC15 Arizona has been honored by the Peabody Awards for our "Full Disclosure" investigation. https://www.abc15.com/about-us/news-releases/abc15-wins-prestigious-peabody-award-for-full-disclosure-series
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