Tag: Paul Babeu
Judge rules civil forfeiture case can proceed, legality of state laws at issue
A federal judge on Aug. 18 gave the go-ahead for a broad-based challenge to Arizona statutes that allow police and prosecutors to profit from items they seize. In an extensive...
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Law enforcement predicts seizures won’t be curbed by changes
Babeu administration under criminal investigation by federal grand jury
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office’s use of seized criminal funds under former Sheriff Paul Babeu is under criminal investigation by a federal grand jury. Current Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb...
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Pinal County civil forfeiture suit heating up
Wary of abuse, lawmakers move to tighten civil forfeiture laws
3 best known Arizona sheriffs out in new year
A look at Arizona election winners, losers
Election Day in Arizona saw Republicans winning the presidential vote despite Democratic efforts to tap into the state’s growing demographic shift, a GOP sweep of statewide utility regulator races, and...
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O’Halleran wins race against Babeu in CD1
Tom O’Halleran Democrats held onto their seat on Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, as Democrat Tom O’Halleran holds a commanding lead over Republican Paul Babeu. With more...
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Dems call in out-of-state reinforcement to slam Babeu
Katherine Clark, a Massachusetts congresswoman and former attorney with the Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services, traveled to Phoenix to slam Babeu over his time as headmaster and executive director...
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Asset forfeit lawsuit wields political clout in Pinal County
Rhonda Cox didn’t foresee that her lawsuit to strike Arizona’s civil asset forfeiture laws would become a political burden for the people she sued. Fourteen months after taking Pinal County...
