Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press//June 12, 2015//

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. (Capitol Media Services file photo by Howard Fischer) A thorny contempt-of-court case dogging Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio isn’t the only...

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