Oops – county didn’t know direct deposits went to SCA  

Maricopa County officials said they were caught off-guard last week when they learned employees of Sheriff Joe Arpaio had provided thousands of dollars to an unregistered political committee by authorizing the county to divert money from their paychecks. “We didn’t know this existed,” said Richard De Uriarte, a spokesman for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Here’s …