By Ray Stern | Phoenix New Times
Six lawyers fired by Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles are satisfied with Voyles’ public “clarification” of a news release that dissed them, their lawyer says.
Michael Manning, the lawyer representing the six former Pinal prosecutors, tells New Times that his clients were “never in it for the money” — which, he adds, they probably would have been awarded if they had decided to sue.
The six “career prosecutors” who felt defamed by Voyles are Paul Ahler, Kristy Perkins, Stacey Heard, James Heard, Neil Miller, and Susan Crawford.
In a January 31 demand letter obtained yesterday from Voyles’ office, Manning told Voyles that his clients were prepared to litigate if Voyles didn’t issue a public retraction and clarification of the January 2nd news release that linked the six — indirectly — to an embezzlement investigation.
