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Judge Snow's Decision Damns Not Just Arpaio, but All of Maricopa County

Joe Arpaio Blames Feds for MCSO's Racial Profiling, and Why He's Full of It

Can someone check Joe for vitals? The MCSO's beginning to resemble a re-make of Weekend at Bernie's. Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently crawled out from under his rock in Fountain Hills where he's been licking his wounds since his February slip and fall to do a YouTube video, in which he responds to U.S. ... More >>

Lisa Allen, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Longtime Spokeswoman, Forgets Herself in AZ Republic Letter to Editor

Lisa Allen certainly knows the answer to the question she posed in a letter to the editor published in Saturday's Arizona Republic. Click here to read Lisa Allen's letter to the editor. In the letter, the longtime spokeswoman for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio congratulates the Phoenix Police ... More >>

Exclusive: MCSO Sex Crimes Internal Investigation Reports Online

Portions of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's 10,000-page sex-crimes internal investigation are now available online following a New Times records request. When the massive report was released to the news media and public on February 8, the agency at first refused New Times' request to put it ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Makes Moolah Off Botched Sex Crimes Investigations, and More Sex Crimes May Be Outstanding

Protecting the kids? Tell it to those who suffered because the MCSO botched hundreds of sex crime investigations Wanna find out how Sheriff Joe Arpaio's boys in beige botched investigations into hundreds of sex crime cases in Maricopa County? It'll cost ya. Five grand, to be exact. And make the ch ... More >>

Randy Parraz Lawsuit Vs. Maricopa County Over '08 Arrest Can Proceed, Judge Rules

A lawsuit filed by activist Randy Parraz against Maricopa County following his 2008 arrest outside the Board of Supervisors Auditorium can move ahead, a federal judge ruled yesterday. Parraz was arrested on September 29, 2008, after he and members of his group, Maricopa Citizens for Safety and Acco ... More >>

Joe Arpaio, Suck It Up: Top Ten Reasons to Vote for Paul Penzone

As far as I'm concerned, the only race that matters in this election is the race for Maricopa County sheriff. Don't get me wrong, I'm pulling for Rich Carmona to top Congressman Jeff Flake in the run for U.S. Senate, and I'm praying (best as an atheist can) that President Obama beats back Mitt Rom ... More >>

Bill Montgomery Prosecuting Fewer Illegal Immigrants for Smuggling Themselves Into Country

Maricopa County Bill Montgomery has prosecuted far fewer illegal immigrants for conspiring to smuggle themselves than his predecessor, Andrew Thomas. Thomas, who was disbarred earlier this year for abusing his power, came up with the idea to charge average illegal immigrants with conspiracy under A ... More >>

Arpaio Awaits Justice as Election Looms

Which MCSO Employee Gave the Most Likely Explanation of "Crime Suppression" Sweeps?

See also: MCSO Sergeant Says Main Goal Is to Catch Illegal ImmigrantsSee also: Deputy Chief Brian Sands' Testimony Contradicted by His Statements in 2010 See also: Joe Arpaio's Deputy: Sheriff Is Misinformed About Illegal Immigration Patrols See also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial S ... More >>

MCSO Sergeant Says Main Goal Is to Catch Illegal Immigrants, Contradicting Deputy Chief Brian Sands' Testimony

See also: Deputy Chief Brian Sands' Testimony Contradicted by His Statements in 2010See also: Joe Arpaio's Deputy: Sheriff Is Misinformed About Illegal Immigration PatrolsSee also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See also: Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett Palmer and Brian Sand ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Taliban, Nativist Steve Camarota, and More Problems for the MCSO

See also: MCSO Sergeant Says Main Goal Is to Catch Illegal Immigrants, Contradicting Deputy Chief Brian Sands' Testimony See also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See also: Joe Arpaio Looks Like Tired, Old Racist on Stand During Racial-Profiling Trial See also: Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Leg ... More >>

Is Joe Arpaio Really "Misinformed" About Illegal Immigration Patrols?

See Also: Brian Sands' Testimony Contradicted by His Statements in 2010 See Also: Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett Palmer and Brian Sands Under Oath See Also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See Also: Joe Arpaio's Deputy Thinks Most Day-Laborers Are UndocumentedBrian Sands, one ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett "Shut Up" Palmer and Flunky Brian Sands Under Oath

See also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial to Answer Examples of Seemingly Bigoted Leadership See also: Joe Arpaio Looks Like Tired, Old Racist on Stand During Racial-Profiling Trial See also: Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Trial Begins, and, Yes, He's Guilty as Sin See also: Joe Arpaio ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Deputy Says Sheriff Is Misinformed About Illegal Immigration Patrols

See Also: Joe Arpaio's (ahem) Legal Scholar Brett Palmer and Brian Sands Under Oath See Also: Joe Arpaio Struggles in Racial-Profiling Trial See Also: Joe Arpaio's Deputy Thinks Most Day-Laborers Are UndocumentedMaricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is sometimes misinformed about his infamous crime-sup ... More >>

Deputy Chief Brian Sands' Testimony Today Contradicted by His Statements in 2010; Busting Illegal Aliens was Sometimes the "Goal"

Brian Sands, one of Arpaio's deputy chiefs, told a federal judge today that busting illegal immigrants wasn't the goal of saturation patrols. Sands said something quite different in 2010 to investigators probing corruption within Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Office. As late as the fall of ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Trial Begins, And Yes, He's Guilty as Sin

See also: Joe Arpaio Racial-Profiling Trial Draws Protestors' Calls for Justice on Opening Day See also: Joe Arpaio's Racial Profiling Case Costs County Close To $1 Million, So Far See also: Joe Arpaio Heads to Trial July 19 in Racial Profiling Lawsuit Nothing to see here, move along. That's the m ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Admits He Busted Mexicans to "Spite" Critics in 2009 Recording; Evidence Shows Also Did It for Publicity, Not Legit Enforcement

News media across the country lit up over the weekend with anti-Sheriff Joe Arpaio stories after a recording surfaced in which Arpaio admits he busted Mexicans to "spite" critics.Bigots at the Texans For Immigration Reform fundraising rally in September of 2009 laughed as the Maricopa County sheriff ... More >>

Bill Montgomery Rushes to Arpaio's Aid — Just As Disbarred Predecessor Andy Thomas Used to Do

Joe Arpaio Heads to Trial July 19 in Racial Profiling Lawsuit

More than four years after it was first filed, and more than three years since the American Civil Liberties Union lodged its amended complaint in the case, the big racial profiling lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio --  Melendres v. Arpaio -- will finally go to trial this summer.That is, i ... More >>

Analysis: Sheriff Arpaio Lied in 2009 About SCA Scandal and Still Won't Tell the Truth

In July of 2009, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio issued a bald-faced lie to the media when he claimed the SCA scandal "has absolutely nothing to do with the Sheriff's Office." He knew it did. But even worse, Arpaio still hasn't explained why he didn't take action against his top aides in late 2 ... More >>

Dave Hendershott Will Take the 5th in Joel Fox Job Appeal, Says Lawyer; Read Updates on Fox Hearing

​Dave Hendershott, the disgraced former chief deputy under Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, will invoke his right against self-incrimination if asked to testify in the job appeal hearing for fired deputy Joel Fox.Barry Markson, Hendershott's lawyer, told Judge Robert Sparks in the appeal hearin ... More >>

Coddling Joe: How Do You Collaborate With a Felon?

Federal Judge Slams MCSO Policy, Says He'll Make Ruling in Melendres Racial-Profiling Case Within Two Days

Image: Ray SternLawyer Stanley Young, (left), said he was "encouraged" by a judge's comments in today's hearing on a racial profiling lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office. Next to Young is Dan Pochoda of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona.​ U.S. District Judge Murray Snow tod ... More >>

Sheriff Arpaio's Office Commits Worst Racial Profiling in U.S. History, Expert Concludes in DOJ Investigation

Image: Jaimie Peachey Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Perez (left) said today that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office abuses the civil rights of Hispanics.​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office didn't just commit racial profiling of Latinos, according to the findings of the U. ... More >>

Munnell Report: Larry Black Offered Coyotes Tickets to Deputy Punched by Hockey Player Brad May in Return for Dropping Case

Larry Black, former deputy chief under Sheriff Arpaio, once tried to bribe one of his own lieutenants to do a favor for his buddy, Steve Ellman, the Munnell Memo report shows.​You can add bribery to the list of misconduct committed by former deputy chief Larry Black, one of Maricopa Co ... More >>

Steve Ellman's a Bad Influence on Sheriff Arpaio's Men, It Seems; Developer Tied to Multiple Allegations

  Image: ellmanco.com Valley developer Steve Ellman has shared some good times with Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the sheriff's top aides. Now he shares their scandals.​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio ought to tell his deputies not to play with Steve Ellman. The Valley developer and forme ... More >>

Two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Top Deputies Have "Love Connection" to SCA Scandal

SCA Report Details Depth of Conspiracy Between Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and State GOP; Repubs Took Anti-Dan Saban Ad Material and Dirty Money From Arpaio's Buddies

Randy Pullen, former chairman of the state Republican Party, knew the SCA donation was illegally earmarked, sources told state and federal investigators​ Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lisa Allen was dismayed when she saw the super-sleazy TV ad against her boss' opponent, Da ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Knows All and David Hendershott Is His Lackey, Say Former Staffers and Critics

courtesy of Dennis Gilman Sure, Hendershott's a scoundrel, but it's Arpaio that all inquiries should aim for Many of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's ex-aides and critics agree on one thing: Despite Deputy Chief Frank Munnell's recent memo portraying Arpaio as a hapless figurehead (a memo you can read, h ... More >>

Phoenix Turns Into a Hurricane of Civil Disobedience After SB 1070 Smack-Down, and the MCSO's Police State Tactics on Parade

Joe Arpaio in Non-Compliance, U.S. Department of Justice Threatens To Sue MCSO

The feds are nippin' at Arpaio's heels, finallyAssistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez has sent a letter to Sheriff Joe's legal counsel, threatening to sue the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office if it does not comply with the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into allegations of civil ri ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Hugs It Out with Undocumented Students, Punks Out on Arresting Them

The four Dream Walkers after confronting Sheriff Joe: From left, in pink, Carlos Roa, Felipe Matos, Juan Rodriguez (behind Matos), and Gaby Pacheco They entered the belly of the beast, and they hugged it out with El Diablo. Literally. That's right, the four undocumented students many know sim ... More >>

Joe Arpaio a Liability in Orange County Sheriff's Race, and His Photo-Op with Hispanic Hater Barbara Coe

Photo by Beth Stirnaman/OC WeeklyArpaio, Coe and Hunt: The OC-based Orange Juice blog dubbed this line-up, "a Mt. Rushmore of hate." Not bad...I've blogged previously about Sheriff Joe's stumping for right-wing candidates for sheriff in Southern California, specifically for Jay LeSuer in San Diego C ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Grand Jury Probe Begins, One Witness' Lawyer Expects Investigation to Last "Six Months"

Maricopa County Manager David Smith (left) with his attorney Michael Black, outside the federal courthouse in PhoenixThere was a chill, and dare I say it, a thrill in the air for some, on this winter Wednesday morning, the first day of a federal grand jury looking into criminal abuses of power by Sh ... More >>

Joe Arpaio, Clueless or Cunning? Sheriff Does His Sgt. Schultz Impersonation During Seven Hour Depo in Racial Profiling Lawsuit

Sheriff Joe called this a "vicious" cover during his recent seven hour depo. But, Joe, it was done with love. Really.A cross between Ronald Reagan post-presidency and Sgt. Schultz from a Hogan's Heroes rerun: That's the impression Sheriff Joe Arpaio gave recently during a seven hour deposition under ... More >>

The Pink Negro: As an Ivy League Lawyer, is President Barack Obama Hard Enough to Confront the Evil Personified by Sheriff Joe Arpaio?

Arpaio Brings His MCSO Circus to ASU's Cronkite School, and Deputies Admit Destroying Public Records

Joe Arpaio's Deputies Admit Destroying Evidence in Racial Profiling Lawsuit

Nixon redux: Document shredding, deleted e-mails. What's next, secret tapes?In a stunning revelation recently made public as part of the ongoing federal civil rights lawsuit against the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department and Sheriff Joe Arpaio, an MCSO sergeant has admitted that the departmen ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Campaign Finance Reports Show Thousands of Anonymous Donors

 We will admit to being a glutton for the sort of details that most people (wisely?) dismiss as boring. And so, while reporting this week's feature on the SCA campaign finance scandal now plaguing the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, we literally spent two days studying Sheriff Joe Arpaio' ... More >>

All the Sheriff's Men: The SCA Campaign-Finance Scandal is Linked to Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott

Arpaio to Donate $2,600 to "Charities" as Sheriff's Office Employees Forced on Furloughs

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced today he'll take $2,613 out of his $97,000 yearly salary and donate it to "charities" while his employees are forced to take unpaid, two-week furloughs. In typical self-aggrandizing fashion for the sheriff, the beneficiaries of Arpaio's largess will ... More >>

Police State: How the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency Turned All Local Authorities Into La Migra

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Office Exonerates Deputy Of Racial Profiling

Boob's Tube

Here's how publicity hound Joe Arpaio used a TV station to try to destroy rival Dan Saban with a bogus rape claim

Flashes

There's No Accounting for Joe's Posses

Sheriff thumbs nose at Public Records Law, refuses to disclose how posses collect and spend hundreds of thousands of dollars