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Group asks feds to take action against Arpaio
Some government officials and activists are again asking federal authorities to take action against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for alleged misspending and mismanagement.
Latino lawmakers call for Arpaio resignation following allegations by former employee
Latino lawmakers are calling on Sheriff Joe Arpaio to resign, following allegations made by a former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office employee that he ignored her warnings that the agency was misspending millions of dollars.
Ex-finance officer says sheriff knew of spending
A former top finance official in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says Sheriff Joe Arpaio knew about financial problems within the agency for years.
Arpaio’s critics call for resignation, indictment; Arpaio scoffs
Critics of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff on Wednesday called for his resignation and for the federal government to indict him and take control of his office amid allegations of corruption, racial profiling, and misspending.
Supervisor won’t schedule public hearing on Arpaio’s alleged misspending
The chairman of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will not schedule a public hearing into nearly $100 million of misspent jail funds within the sheriff's office.
Interpreters for Maricopa County often sit idle
Late in 2009, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors began having an interpreter at their meetings, in response to a federal inquiry into the county's potential civil-rights violation for failing to provide an interpreter at public meetings for people who speak limited English. Since then, however, demand for the position has faded.
Republicans not steering clear of Arpaio
The most-recent black eye for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has done little, if anything, to cause Republicans to distance themselves from Arpaio.
County supervisor seeks federal investigation of Arpaio
Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley is urging President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to support the federal criminal investigation of county Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Babeu: Arpaio’s office withheld information
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said an investigation he conducted shows clear evidence that members of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s staff deceived and withheld information from him, chief among them his former chief deputy, David Hendershott.
Lawyers say focus on race infected Arpaio’s sweeps
Records show top deputies in Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office circulated offensive jokes about Mexicans at a time when the department faces a lawsuit alleging officers in Arizona's Maricopa County routinely racially profile immigrants during traffic stops.
Brewer vetoes bill on county personnel changes
A bill vetoed Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday would have changed the county personnel systems across Arizona except for Maricopa County.
Documents released about former Arpaio top deputy
An internal investigations shows that a former top deputy to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio engaged in immoral conduct and violated a range of office and county policies.
