How many convictions will be impacted by homicide detective’s hidden misconduct?
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office is rebuffing a judge’s request to notify defendants in past convictions that a leading Phoenix homicide detective had a history of misconduct and lied about it.
Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Kevin Wein made the request back in September in an order overturning a conviction.
Wein ruled that evidence about Det. Jennifer DiPonzio’s history of misconduct should not have been hidden from the defense and asked for it to be disclosed in all her cases.
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She and the prosecutor should share a cell for a number of years.
You people gave them so much power that is impossible.
Her husband, the chief as well.
Great idea, but you spelled "Shallow Grave" and "Centuries" wrong.
The fallout from this is horrific for the families of those killed, already one homicide is thrown out, how many more?
@@RUTHLESSambition5 No we did not. This is not a Constitutional Republic any longer. It's been gone for a very long time
She needs to be charged
Her department tried to cover up her misconduct by making her go away with a medical retirement. It was a cover up.
Chief Sullivan signed for everything her husband is was Sulluvans next in Command buddy?😊
I'm sure this is not the first case. This is the first case to make mainstream media
Time too question her supervisor, and the police chief!
This is another reason why, DEI hiring should be banned!
@@LadyNStreet 37 Murder Cases are Tainted and prisoners are all in Line to get a Hearing.
Thank God this Judge has integrity
Well, That Judge‼️ Some Judges go along to get along.
Why is this lady not being held in contempt, arrested and prosecuted?
D.E.I. and married to assistant police chief......corrupt....
Qualified immunity. This country is so broken
Her husband was high up in leadership, in addition to the Blue Line Gang always covering up their fellow officers’ misconduct. Also, they have an incredibly corrupt prosecutor’s office.
They would have to cross the thin blue line which they would never do. Just look at Matthew farwell the officer that rapped and then murdered sandra birchmore. 2 of the officers that rapped her are still out on the force. They do whatever it takes to protect fellow officers even if that means covering up crimes for them.
And I was fixing to get it even worse with complete qualified immunity for police officers and judges@@robertkorth2911
Amazing, she held people in rooms screaming for hours and they must talk, but when its her turn "im too sick"
Taking orders from her handlers
When you fear integrity and accountability, you are no longer the good guys.
lol, there isnt a single good cop, they will always protect other cops from punishment, lying all the time!
Her sugar Daddy is Chief Sullivan. He signed her Departure Papers...all kinds of Perks and good behavior status.😊
loved this comment so I shared with my viewers 11/12
Prosecutors need to be held accountable for this type of evil.
Prosecutor is DIRTY too!
The whole department and the DA are in on it together. They know shes not the only officer thats a problem too. Which is problably why they dont want people to look into this.
Ya think
BINGO!
*They All Are*
💯. The elected prosecutor is dirty. Look her up. This is not her first time doing unethical and immoral things like this.
Thank you ABC15. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!
The corrupt detective should be in jail and the bogus disability need to be investigated.
Chief Sullivan the boy puppet signed all the Papers for Jenny Baby😊
@ziggy7668 dirt cop should be prosecuted for Perjury- writing false statements, and most of all INSURANCE FRAUD, SOMEONE SHOULD IN HER AREA SHOULD FIND OUT THE COMPANY AND SEND THIS VIDEO
@@lancerthompson5580🎯👍
Every charge and conviction needs to be investigated.
Every single one. If the state were interested in justice, this would happen automatically. Instead, they satisfied with maintaining the status quo. Evey case she was involved in is now suspect.
Unfortunately , you are absolutely correct ! F*ck n A !
No...overturned.
“You’re not entitled to a perfect defense.” No, you’re not entitled to a perfect defense. But you are entitled to a FAIR TRIAL!!!
That pissed me off too wtf !
Exactly! I was under the impression that it’s illegal (not to mention unethical) for a prosecutor to withhold evidence that could be considered exculpatory so I don’t understand how these people aren’t being charged.
After hearing that, all I could say was WTF.
Seriously, what type of person even says or thinks such a thing?!
"They're not entitled to a perfect defense"??
That's just messed up.
That comment should have brought her under investigation. Her career should have ended
It’s truly disheartening the number of people who have been unfairly sentenced because of this detectives lies
I highly doubt this is an isolated case.
The depths to which they will go to keep an officer from being accountable for her actions
Without making the misconduct public, every case is now tainted.
37 Murder cases😢
Brady rule. Misconduct MUST be disclosed to the defense. If it isn’t disclosed, a conviction must be overturned.
Absolutely, which is why they’re fighting the Failure to Disclose.
@@duncanluciak5516 We never see a real Lawyer speak up it's Politically not to their advantage to defend their Community. They go along to get along.
@MikeJones-wc4qj cop committed insurance Fraud, this is why prosecutors- judges and definitely police shouldn't have QUALIFIED IMMUNITY: IT ALLOWS THEM TO RUIN PEOPLES LIVES AND SMILE ABOUT IT KNOWING NO CONSEQUENCES. IF U R BEING HONEST AND DOING THE RIGHT THING, WHY WOULD YOU NEED QUALIFIED IMMUNITY?
The State of Arizona needs to investigate her disability claim.,..
shes on disability but they have evidence she's working 2 other jobs since her faked disability
a complete mockery of our justice system.
Hey, it'ss Arizona what did they expect?
At least this Judge has some integrity. Cant make the same claim about the prosecutor.
A complete Waste of hardworking people's tax $$.
@@petergeh9584 Same as funding a police force.
Trump made a mockery of your court system long ago. America is a joke.
She needs to be in jail. Anyone else who decides not to show up for court gets a charge just for that. Too Sick for court? Who allows people to get away with this?
A cop lying in court? I’m shocked 😮….not
I'd be more surprised if they were honest
If they would find an honest cop that would probably make national news.
I personally don't know anyone that believes in the police anymore. And these are people that are Law-Abiding citizens
judges dont care if a cop lies....
they know cops have no idea what the word truth means!
Just one bad apple? ......
So much twisted corruption and barely any accountability 😢
DA needs to be in prison
Prosecutors have absolute immunity. The worst you can do is to disbar them.
hahaha....corrupt cop lovers will be always protected by corrupt cops!
@rabbit251 well this women needs to be disbarred
I don't think this is true when they knowingly commit crimes.
@@rabbit251
Mostly true. That Duke Lacrosse prosecutor, Mike Nifong, got 1 whole day in jail for all of his crimes.
Only difference between a cop and a criminal is qualified immunity.
WHY is the MCAO NOT charging her criminally with PERJURY?????
Because they were _complicit._
If they charged all of the DAs that had knowledge of this specific case and numerous similar cases, they wouldn't any prosecutors left.
*Not even kidding.*
LAAO could learn a lot from these folks.
Because the blue line is a lawless gang.
✋🏻 Because the system isnt corrupt. Did i win?
Because they are too busy covering her up, and making sure she won't lose any benefits.
Because it's America
Taxpayers want their money back.
Take her pension away
She’s married to the Assistant Chief. Enough said.
Wink Wink😊
Period😂
Both psychopaths
suspend him he most likely pulling her strings but the wh dept corrupt and seems the DA too
It all makes sense now. 👍 😲
Failure to disclose followed by a DA or ADA telling me "I don't know what the DAs office has done to follow through on its legal obligations" should be grounds to dismiss any case that this ADA is counsel on. It's a blatant miscarriage of justice and it appears to be "office culture" to lie, so clear out the whole office and start over.
Lots of convictions equals lots more money for the system. They are staying fat & happy at the expense of innocent people. This whole story stinks...
Winning or losing cases does not affect budget or salaries. There is an endless supply of cases. They certainly are not getting fat coffers off court costs. Defendants can't pay their court costs the majority of the time.
No they just like winning. They like winning and having a winning record @@relaxresell3121
@@relaxresell3121wrong. You aren't looking at the big picture.
You are correct. Coerced plea bargains are the better, for a corrupt system. Many angles are worked to milk the cash cow. Including but not limited to laundering money right through the court system.
I think we need to change the law that makes overturning a plea deal not possible.
The courts these days heavily incentivise plea deals by making not taking a plea deal very harsh.
Many people take plea deals not because their guilty but because their scared they might be convicted of a crime they didn't commit.
State: "You are not entitled to a perfect defense."
How about a fair trial, you muppet.
Not showing up for court is an actual crime for literally everyone else in society.
Does this surprise anyone? This is the culture of U.S. law enforcement and justice system
It’s certainly the culture of PPD & MCAO!
THE BLUE WALL OF SILENCE PROTECTS THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's what happens when our prison system is a private, for profit corporation.
The surprise is the uncovering and reporting of it
@@nadagabri5783
Watch for the reporters to get arrested.
This is actually the scariest thing. The fact that someone can be so dishonest to where it affects people’s freedom.
Thank you ABC15 for your steadfast journalism surrounding the disgusting corruption rampant in America.
Please, keep up the great work.
Very important what your doing!!!
the cops will chase them now, false traffic tickets, noise complains etc...cops are corrupt!
@@stonegaspard I second this endorsement. Although your organization is often referred to as "the fake news", you did a great job here. Take a bow!👍👍💥💥
People don't understand how important investigative journalism really is!! The founding fathers knew how important it was, and that's why it's in the 1st amendment!! It was so important that the 2nd amendment was written to protect the 1st!! Mainstream media has failed us all!! This is what real journalism looks like, and we need so many more just like them!!
You're not entitled to a perfect defense? How many innocent people did this idiot put away?
The fact that she isn't already in jail proves how flawed our system is. These case show just how easy it is to be manipulated by a single dishonest cop. Never just take a cop's word for anything without proof. Proof they don't control.
Excellent reporting, local news, excellent reporting!
This Chief Sullivan has a lot of answering to do.
He has a foggy Focus except for his $20,000 per month Salary? He is only a Temp...he has never seen money like that😊
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So they have or have not filed charges on this disgusting cop? Like why would they not charge her
They are never held accountable
Almost - never
@@bobwilson758 You're right. It has to be overt and egregious.
Rogue cops can destroy the morale of a community.
She sat at home with a pension…
Still is
She's faced zero repurcussions
Money Free money and no consequences to her behavior
We had worse here. A cop with 7 years attacked an EMT trying to bring her patient into an emergency room. 3 years later. Which this just happened.
He pled to a misdemeanor and will remain on paid suspension for the next 10 years until he reaches retirement.
Our justice system is completely broken. The stupid voters have been voting in corrupt public officials and DA's so long this is considered a good thing.
Her Sugar Daddy is Chief Sullivan he signed her Departure in good standing eligible for all Funds.
@@StarterVillian
That’s Murica.
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office should be flushed down the toilet with the remains of its history of neglect for justice.
The fact that the detective is not under arrest or even charged with perjury is how every civilian should know the judge of each case and every member of the Maricopa County Attorney's office do not care about the law, basic justice or truth.
3:21 she says “you are not entitled to perfect defence” meaning it was fine she mislead the grand jury with the evidences to get him indicted
How do Jury's believe anything Police say without video evidence - she needs to be in Prison
💯 %
It’s ridiculous. They put them on a pedestal like they’re not human
The detective should have her retirement revoked and charged with perjury. Who the duck approved her confidential retirement? They need to be investigated and charge as accomplices!!!
perjury statute under federal law classifies perjury as a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to five years.
Would make perfect sense if she was testifying in federal court. That said, Arizona lists perjury as a class 4 felony.
@@g157fasdf9 federal law doesn't apply in state courts. What does the state law say?
Whew! I'm glad they found their one bad apple 😂😂
Do you think this is the only cop in the country like this? There are 1000s of cops, prosecutors, judges, and government officials that are exactly like this cop. Our whole justice system in the entire country has to be dismantled and rebuilt.
She’s the only one.
I'd suggest the problem is far bigger. The usa appears to have a lying/cheating problem across the board. Cops, politicians, media, students, taxpayers, spouses, etc, etc, all do it. The country seems to have lost it's honour and integrity on an individual level for the most part.
The institution was suppose to be based on honor and integrity. That hasn't existed in ANY law enforcement for a very very long time.
UA-cam has totally changed the perception of those interested in this topic. When you can watch & listen to actual events it exposes the level of lying and corruption by the police.
I thought the same, years upon years of lies in cities all over the country
This detective should be arrested and in jail as well….she shouldn’t be allowed to get away with this.
Since when is it ok to say 'fk the judge and his court ruling'?
Accountability must be restored and implemented.
since about 8 years ago.
@@mysterymayhem7020 right on!
I don’t want to get political but since the electorate just elected a convicted felon to the presidency I’d say accountability isn’t coming anytime soon
And this is what cop apologists need to understand. The whole ‘police are catching the bad guys so everything they do is ok’ shtick is undermined when their misconduct means actual criminals can potentially walk free.
Yep. They’re by and large too lazy and bigoted to build a case honestly. They rely on lies and railroading poor people into plea bargains.
@@worker-wf2em and not just the guilty going free, but innocent people being convicted because a cop is so convinced of their guilt that they lie to ensure it.
@@rebecca5324 Guilty people go free and innocent people go to prison while the taxpayers pay for it all - that is the direct result of police misconduct.
The scary part is that there are thousands of law enforcement professionals of police departments, sheriff departments, and other agencies that behave this way...There's a reason why close to 60% of ALL exonerations involve black men, yet racists will claim that black men are responsible for the majority of all crime, but will ignore the rampant unethical, and criminal behavior of law enforcement professionals.
She should lose her pension
How they called this mistake when she knew and lying about it?
Only cops could get away with something like this...
Including murdering someone, then getting found not guilty at trial, and then draw a disability pension from PTSD from the murder her committed...
What a world we live in...
If you're a protected class--Caucasian, female, cop. Enough said.
Saying you’re not promised a perfect defense when this is not proving a fair hearing should make that prosecutor automatically disbarred.
How many embarrassing cases will this department need before someone does something?
Jeff Barton hired this Chief Sullivan who signed off that Jenny Baby was in good standing and deserved all that pension and Separation Cash😊
If you fear the truth, YOU ARE NOT THE GOOD GUY!!!
Free all who have been railroaded by this crooked cop and her enabling department.
“You’re not entitled to the perfect defense.”
No girl, you are entitled to a fair and unbiased trial; and you prevented that.
Isn't this department under investigation by the DOJ? AZ has terrible policing.
Good report. Good work.
Dave Biscobing is taking out the trash!!!! This brother is doing the Lord's work. ✊🏾✊🏾
i feel, the devil got his hands on your next president shoulders!
@@Arltratlo I'm actually an atheist, but if there ever was a devil he would fit the bill. I'm still trying to get over that night.
He reported about the trash. The trash hasn't been taken out yet.
If the purpose of the court is to administer justice then why would anything be hidden from the public and especially the accused. Unbelievable! I realize this happens everyday across this country however it needs to stop.
They probably don't want to notify previous defendants because with this many cases she had, that could mean a lot of money in lawsuits if even just a quarter of those cases were overturned.
The prosecutor knows she lied and is still defending it smh
"They ought to have two new requirements for being on the police; intelligence and decency! You never can tell, it might just work; it certainly hasn’t been tried yet." - George Carlin
What baffles me is the common practice of prosecutors to continue to defend their stance to prosecute someone when there is a clear indication of investigator misconduct. For me in incidents like this the goal isn’t justice for those involved it’s adversarial even in the face of evidence that could be exculpatory. Prosecution doesn’t care about innocence in fact only convictions.
The question I would ask is, do you think she is the only corrupted 1?
Yes.
How many people lives are ruined due to this it’s unjust that cops all over this country keep getting away with this they need to be held accountable on a federal level
She should be in prison!
She should be out and about in public, wearing clothing that says she is a corrupt, lying ex cop. Good luck to her being served in any business, if she rents she'll be homeless and she will suffer the scorn and rejection of the public. In prison it's out of sight out of mind
So here’s the thing: if a Phoenix homicide detective lied, that’s a big deal. Detectives are supposed to stand for truth and integrity, especially in cases as serious as homicide. Lies or misrepresentations can mess up the entire investigation, possibly even risking justice for victims. This could be a game-changer, though-it might lead to a review of cases or, depending on the lie, even some legal consequences.
This is truly award winning reporting. Incredible corruption by the cops as well as the prosecutor.
How many of these little Tyrants are around the country unexposed?
Can’t Phoenix PD see how embarrassing they are?
No!
Have you ever been to the precinct? There’s a big bucket in the middle of the room where everybody shits in it and they sit around and bask in the odor.
It only stinks to everyone else.
Of course they do. They don't care. They are not held accountable which is exactly how they want it.
They get your money and face no consequences. They don't really care after that.
They don't give a fuq..
Maricopa county seems to have a huge integrity issue! Wow! She can’t be compelled to testify?
So, how many Brady List cops are in this department? They seem to be the focus of a lot of reporting lately.
The better question probably is how many are not on the list, it would be easier to count.
@@ekaterinaiponema8383 has the Brady list ever prevented a bad cop to get rehired with another department?
@@ElleEmenopy I think the list is to let ppl know the cops word cant be trusted.
@ElleEmenopy Actually, it does not prevent an untrustworthy cop from being retired.
Jennifer DiPonzio is what the French call, les incompetents.
😡 No Internal Affairs. 🤬
Nope the Chief can oversee himself. He signed all Jenny's separation papers.😅
Prosecution is far, far too aligned w them.
What a horrible person she is
Not just her. Her misdeeds don't happen ina vacuum the DA and everyone in her leadership chain in that police dept is part of this
Retirement? Disability? In what world would anyone else not be in PRISON SHE BELONGS IN PRISON AND ALL THE CONVICTIONS OVERTURNED. THAT IS A DANGER TO SOCIETY THAT MUST BE PUNISHED.
Bunch of badged criminals!
This kind of misconduct is Exactly why DOJ is looking into policing in Arizona.
Allowing police to lie to suspects "during investigations" seems to make them think that they can lie with impunity at all other times.
@@machintelligence never believe a cop and never think they are your friends, they're not.
Grand Jury indictments needs to be made and these people need to he brought in to face justice.
You rock Dave.
Maricopa County AGAIN !! The entire Police Dept/DA's office needs to be audited by the FBI
MCAO needs to be hit with obstruction charges
the sad part is this happens on a regular basis
The chief and command staff fired.
Yep Temp Chief Sullivan will do anything for his Bloated Pay $240,000 per year. Ya don't make that money is Louisville 😅😅
And pensions seized
Another example of how law enforcement in the U.S. is severely corrupt with no remedy
Don't trust the system, and most certainly don't trust the cops. A state that allows and supports known liar, is inherently flawed. I'm surprised more people don't realize that. It cannot be a system of justice.
I'm a retired attorney from Oregon so I can't speak to AZ law, but in our state it is law that in criminal cases both prosecutors and defense must BY STATE LAW turn over all evidence whether material or not. We had one prosecutor disbarred for not doing this and lying to a judge about it. The judge in this video shouldn't have let the prosecutor off so easily and imposed the ethical rules that even prosecutors as attorneys are held to.
The DA said it’s not her problem if she know the person is innocent but they can’t prove it basically…she’s not here to help the defense
Thank you for continuing to report on this
How could the prosecution avoid being charged with suborning perjury!?!?!? Really, how on earth does the prosecutor hang on to the law license? The state BAR has to have SOME KIND of criteria for pulling a license!!
There are others, with more to hide, trying to keep her off the witness stand.
Yes she is " not well" they tried to say...😢
Phoenix PD might as well be a PD in Sinaloa Mexico with so much corruption and constitutional violations on citizens 🤮
I would like to thank the ABC Local News Station for actually doing this level of work. Please keep it up. All we have are good journalists left to defend the innocent and we are innocent until proven guilty. However we also have a right to a speedy and fair trial. “Justice cannot only be served, it must be seen to be served” and we don’t believe Justice was served at all. Heaven help us all.
They are all Crooks to with Ax to Grind and Agenda. ABC the world according to Left Wing. They will Censor and Delete to Brainwash Public.