Arizona Republic: “Five former and present Superior Court judges and Maricopa County officials are suing the county, claiming Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas targeted them in criminal investigations and lawsuits without merit to retaliate for court rulings and budget cuts.”
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Arizona Republic: “An independent prosecutor has reiterated what federal law-enforcement officials previously concluded: Criminal charges are not justified in several public-corruption investigations conducted by former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. . . . nine cases he reviewed had no merit.” Arizona Republic: “Maricopa County supervisors and budget officials have spent recent months blasting the Sheriff’s Office for massive financial missteps. They say sheriff’s officials concealed misspending, used tax money for purposes forbidden by law and abused county-issued credit cards. The issues came to light amid a vitriolic political power struggle between Sheriff Joe [...] Investors Business Daily: “Abuse Of Power: Our misnamed Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against an Arizona sheriff at the top of the administration’s enemies list. Prosecute border sheriffs and sue states but protect the Black Panthers? Gotcha.” Washington Examiner: “September 2008, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, did its own investigation of Arpaio’s office — and gave it a clean bill of health. . . .officials from the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Investigation (OI), along with officials from the Detention and Removal Operations office (DRO), concluded [...] Arizona Republic: “The U.S. Department of Justice filed an unprecedented lawsuit Thursday against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for refusing to provide full access to records and facilities for a civil-rights investigation” Arizona Republic: “The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Supervisor Andy Kunasek and two other high-ranking county officials, accusing them of improperly spending public money on sweeps for illegal listening devices.” Arizona Republic: “Maricopa County Manager David Smith has forbidden county employees from talking with Chief Sheriff’s Deputy David Hendershott after a weekend missive Hendershott sent to the media threatening to divulge criminal investigations and grand jury testimony about county officials.” Arizona Republic: “Seven political activists claiming their civil rights were violated after they were arrested and cited for protesting against Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration policies recently were awarded nearly $475,000 by Maricopa County,” Arizona Republic: “Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s attorneys filed another lawsuit against Maricopa County officials Thursday, alleging that administrators have conflicts of interest that prevent them from choosing attorneys for Arpaio. See also “Arpaio, Thomas: Don’t settle our lawsuits.” ABA Journal: “The Maricopa County, Ariz., Board of Supervisors is expected Wednesday to approve the hiring of uber-arbitrator Kenneth Feinberg to handle claims brought against the local government by high-level county managers, elected officials, judges and other employees who say they suffered harassment and abuse of power by the sheriff and former county [...] Phoenix New Times: “It wasn’t enough . . . to file three felony charges against [Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Gary] Donahoe, despite a complete lack of evidence. . . . Last year, drunk on the conspiracy theory that all county officials were corrupt and that county judges were shielding them, Arpaio and [...] Phoenix Business Journal: “Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox . . . . filed a notice of claim with the county saying she’ll sue the county and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office if doesn’t get a $4.75 million settlement.” Arizona Republic: “Maricopa County sheriff’s officials said Tuesday that financial sanctions imposed by the Board of Supervisors will affect public safety, and the office likely will challenge the moves in court.” Phoenix Business Journal: “A Phoenix judge [Gary Donahoe] has filed a $4.75 million claim against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, alleging abuse of power and retaliation.” The infighting among Maricopa County officials continues unabated despite Maricopa County having a new County Attorney. Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio traded threatening letters. See the actual letters. Arizona Republic: “A Maricopa County Superior Court judge on Monday dismissed Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s attempt to take control of the department that provides health care to inmates. Arpaio last year sued the Board of Supervisors and county administrators, saying they mismanaged the agency and that he could do a better job.” More national attention Maricopa County does not need. The American Bar Association Journal has a lengthy story subtitled “An Arizona showdown over populous politics, abuse of power and pink boxer shorts.” The story is a complete history of the ongoing battle between former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio [...] Last year Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio purchased a $456,000 bus to move prisoners to and from court. Who would have guessed that the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is not happy with the purchase? The Supervisors voted to sue the seller of the bus, Motor Coach Industries Inc., if the county cannot [...] Arizona Republic: “Suits over investigations by Thomas, Arpaio may spur thorny questions. Maricopa County officials are preparing for an onslaught of legal attacks from their own employees that stem from investigations by County Attorney Andrew Thomas and Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Already, Supervisor Don Stapley filed a notice of claim with the county, a [...] The Washington Post has a February 28, 2010, story about Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his latest approval rating of 39%. It’s a very lengthy story with a lot of background about Sheriff Joe and his current trials and tribulations. If “America’s toughest sheriff” believes that bad press is better than no press, he’ll [...] Arizona Republic: “The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office faces new accusations of racial profiling from suspects who landed in the sheriff’s custody. The complaints are contained in a pair of lawsuits alleging neglect and abuse. Both highlight the Sheriff’s Office’s anti-immigrant reputation and accuse Sheriff Joe Arpaio of failing to properly train deputies how [...] Arizona Republic: “A racial-profiling lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is still months from going to trial, if ever, but preparations offer unique, if one-sided, insight into the influential agency. . . . Deputy Chief David Hendershott . . . [and] Sheriff Joe Arpaio . . . blame the agency’s troubles – [...] Court House News: “Two more civil rights complaints against self-proclaimed ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Joe Arpaio and his officers cite a ‘culture of hatred’ of Hispanics, and racial profiling. One man claims a Maricopa County deputy ran him over and left him pinned under the police car in front of the man’s own home, [...] Apparently the rules of discovery do not apply to the Maricopa County Superior Court. What is the court trying to hide? Arizona Republic: “The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday refused to consider an appeal from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to force the Superior Court to turn over e-mails between judges and [...] |
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