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Feds mum on Arpaio’s upcoming crime sweep
In response to the loss of his agreement with the federal government that authorized his agency to enforce immigration law on the streets, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pushed up the date of his next crime suppression sweep to Oct. 16 and said he would deliver any illegal immigrants found by his deputies to the Border Patrol. Federal officials aren't saying how they will react if he makes goo[...]
Report: Crime funds pay for MCSO cars
Money earmarked for fighting crime in Maricopa County is being used by the sheriff's office to pay for vehicles for department officials, according to records obtained by The Arizona Republic. The records show the sheriff's office is using money seized under the state and federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, to pay for the vehicles.
SCA members face criminal charges
A Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy avoided a six-figure fine earlier this year for violating state campaign finance law, but he and others involved in the imbroglio may be facing criminal charges for their actions.
MCSO deputy chief suing to get pay raise
Nine months after being promoted, a deputy chief in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has filed a federal race and age discrimination complaint against the county for allegedly withholding his pay raise.
Arpaio responds to racial profiling allegations, SCA, 287(g) changes
Probably no public figure in Arizona inspires more devotion and loyalty from his supporters and more hatred from his critics than Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. In a revealing Q&A session, the feisty lawman denies racial profiling, says 287(g) changes won't affect his operations, clears up his relationship with Janet Napolitano and refuses to discuss SCA.
Maricopa County looks into sheriff’s office OT
Maricopa County officials are looking into allegations the sheriff's office has mismanaged overtime and that some jail employees have worked unpaid hours.
Arizona Republican Party got most of the money after all
The Arizona Republican Party last year returned a six-figure contribution that came from an unregistered political committee, but nearly all of that money ended up back in the party's coffers before November's elections. Four business owners gave the state Republican Party a total of $90,000 last fall, only days after the party was forced to return $105,000 to a group known only as SCA.
Sheriff’s captain rebuffed again in quest to hide donors
Joel Fox doesn’t seem to be getting anywhere by repeating an argument that his six-figure donation to the Arizona Republican Party last election cycle was not intended to influence an election.
Fox says he’ll name SCA donors, but only if kept from public
The man who headed a group that gave $105,000 to the Arizona Republican Party shortly before last year’s primary election faces a six-figure fine for failing to comply with a judge’s order that he provide the names of his donors - though he did tell the Maricopa County Elections Department he would turn over the names of the donors if their identities would be withheld from the public.
Court of Appeals rules against MCSO’s public records request
A panel of Arizona Court of Appeals judges has ruled unanimously that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is not entitled to review thousands of documents and e-mails sent by senior officials and staff of the Maricopa County Superior Court.
ACLU files discrimination suit against MCSO
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on behalf of a Muslim man who claims he lost his job as a jail detention officer over a fight to wear a beard.
Judge reduces Capt. Fox’s fine, but still wants names of contributors
A Maricopa County Sheriff's captain was fined $450 on May 26 after failing to convince an administrative law judge that he should be allowed to withhold the names of individual contributors to a group that gave a six-figure donation to the Arizona Republican Party last year.
