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Bundgaard ethics, Fiesta Bowl investigations move forward
As if Arizona’s political world isn’t abuzz enough, two major developments are expected to take place this week. On Tuesday, the Senate Ethics Committee is scheduled to meet to hash out details about how the ethics investigation of Sen. Scott Bundgaard will move forward. And on Wednesday, Maricopa County’s top prosecutor is expected to unveil the findings of his Fiesta Bowl investigation.
Sheriff ordered to pay legal fees in records fight
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has been ordered to pay The Arizona Republic and KPNX-TV Channel 12 nearly $51,000 in legal fees they spent in a fight to access public records.
Arpaio takes shot at DOJ, says investigation ‘political’
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio lashed out at the federal government late Thursday after getting hit with allegations that his agency has a system-wide problem of racial profiling.
Feds: Sheriff’s Office ‘deeply rooted’ in racial profiling against Latinos
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has always been fond of saying he’s accountable only to the voters.
But the U.S. Department of Justice took the first steps Dec. 15 toward making Arpaio answer to the federal government after unveiling the results of a civil rights probe that one investigator described as “the most egregious racial profiling in the United States.”
Feds to release findings in probe of Arpaio
Federal authorities plan to announce their findings Thursday in a civil rights investigation of an Arizona sheriff's office accused of using discriminatory tactics in its signature immigration patrols.
Group wants county to seek Arpaio’s resignation
Roughly 100 opponents of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio turned out at a meeting of Maricopa County officials Wednesday to urge the officials to call for his resignation amid reports of botched sex-crime investigations and other problems in his department.
Critics: ‘Tough’ sheriff botched sex-crime cases
More than 400 sex-crimes reported to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office during a three-year period ending in 2007 a�� including dozens of alleged child molestations a�� were inadequately investigated and in some instances were not worked at all, according to current and former police officers familiar with the cases.
Report alleges Arpaio aides ignored misconduct
Records of an investigation into alleged misconduct at the Maricopa County sheriff's office portray an agency where three former top aides to Sheriff Joe Arpaio showed favoritism toward certain employees who were accused of misconduct but weren't adequately disciplined.
Maricopa County approves Arpaio’s $456K bus for inmates
Maricopa County officials on Wednesday approved Sheriff Joe Arpaio's 2008 purchase of a $456,000 inmate-transport bus that sat unused for more than two years because it wasn't put out for competitive bidding.
Authorities to share details of AZ smuggling bust
Arizona authorities plan to release more details at a Monday news conference about their bust involving a major drug smuggling ring.
Babeu announces congressional exploratory committee
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu announced this morning that he is exploring a run for Congress.
Arpaio staffers tied to heroin smuggling ring out on bail
Two of three Maricopa County sheriff's employees implicated in a heroin smuggling ring have been released from custody after posting bail.
