Wow, that was fast. It hasn’t been a good couple of days for Cyber Ninjas. Yesterday I reported that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors released a 93-page report that addresses all 76 election fraud claims that Trump, Giuliani, the Arizona GOP, and others have made about the 2020 Arizona election. The report, titled “Correcting the Record,” squashes every one of the claims and concludes that Cyber Ninjas, the inexperienced firm hired to conduct the forensic audit, didn’t know what the heck they were doing.
The so-called audit cost at least $9 million, with a good share of the money coming from right-wing donors like the Overpriced.com boob, the pillow jackass, and on-air fundraising conducted by One America News, the lone network allowed unlimited access to the audit. Cyber Ninjas says they lost $2 million on the job, and they claim they are still owed $100,000 from the Arizona Senate.
Well, this morning their bank account took another hit, after a judge ruled that Cyber Ninjas is in contempt for not turning over public records, which the court ordered back in August.
The firm hired by the Arizona Senate to conduct a review of the Maricopa County election was found in contempt of court Thursday and ordered to pay sanctions of $50,000 a day until it turns over public records from the review to The Arizona Republic.
Cyber Ninjas says the firm has shut down and Doug Logan is now the “former” CEO and all workers have been let go. The firm’s lawyer even tried to resign during today’s 2-hour hearing, since he says he hasn’t been paid. Maricopa Superior Court Judge John Hannah was having none of it; Cyber Ninjas is sitting on records that the public is entitled to, and they can’t escape their responsibilities by simply saying they’re out of business.
"The court is not going to accept the assertion that Cyber Ninjas is an empty shell and that nobody is responsible for seeing that it complies," Hannah said.
If Cyber Ninjas doesn’t comply with the order, Judge Hannah says he’ll issue orders directly against the individuals. The Arizona Republic had only sought a $1,000 per day fine but Judge Hannah, who said this is the most important case he’s handled in 16 years on the bench, said Cyber Ninjas’ noncompliance was worth 50 times that amount and he wanted “to put Cyber Ninjas on notice.”
I think he got their attention. They’re looking for a new lawyer.
