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Watch Arpaio Squirm and Mix Up His Stories in Exclusive Video From 2012 Joel Fox Hearing

If you're a close observer of the Maricopa County sheriff like we are, check out this hour-long video (in three parts) from his testimony in last year's Joel Fox termination appeal proceedings. Arpaio squirms a little, appears to feign ignorance and mixes up his stories as he answers questions from ... More >>

Joel Fox, Arpaio's 2008 Election Patsy, Loses Lawsuit Against Cox Communications Over Release of Mushy "Zorro" Emails

Joel Fox, a former captain under Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, has lost his lawsuit against Cox Communications over the release of embarrassing emails related to a defunct criminal investigation. Fox lost his job in late 2011 as part of the fallout of what we call the "SCA Scandal" -- a schem ... 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 >>

Joel Fox, Former Sheriff's Captain Used in Scheme by Arpaio Campaign, in Merit-Board Hearing Today

See Also: Joel Fox, Former Captain in Sheriff Arpaio's Office, Blames Stress for Lies to State Criminal Investigators See Also: Two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Top Deputies Have "Love Connection" to SCA Scandal The stink from Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office wafts on: Joel Fox, the love-swollen former cap ... More >>

Joel Fox, Former Captain in Sheriff Arpaio's '08 Campaign Scandal, Loses Appeal of Firing; Fox is Unconvincing Liar, Hearing Officer Finds

See Also: Joel Fox, Former Sheriff's Captain Used in Scheme by Arpaio Campaign, in Merit-Board Hearing Today Joel Fox, a former captain under Sheriff Joe Arpaio who was at the heart of the SCA campaign-finance scandal, lost his appeal to get his job back today. By a 5-0 vote, the Maricopa Cou ... More >>

MaryEllen Sheppard, Longtime Sheriff's Office Employee, Gets Billboard Farewell by Lisa Allen, Arpaio's Spokeswoman

MaryEllen Sheppard's apparently one of the more likeable chiefs at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. Last year's departure of two of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's top administrators, Dave Hendershott and Larry Black, was a shameful episode for Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who claimed he was "duped" by their corr ... More >>

Lawyer Ed Moriarity Quits as Lisa Aubuchon's Pro-Bono Lawyer Because of Costs; Still Working for David Hendershott and Joel Fox

Ed Moriarity has quit as Lisa Aubuchon's pro-bono attorney, saying he and his law firm can no longer afford to work on her long-running case.The countrified, oft-combative Montana lawyer defended Aubuchon for free through the disciplinary hearings that resulted in the disbarment of his client and fo ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Secretly Recorded '09 Staff Meeting -- Hear It Here

The public first saw a transcript of a secret recording made of one of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's staff meetings after New Times published it online.Last week, we noticed that Channel 5 News (KPHO-TV) had obtained the actual audio recording and aired pieces of it in a broadcast. That spurr ... More >>

Joel Fox, Former Captain in Sheriff Arpaio's Office, Blames Stress for Lies to State Criminal Investigators

Joel Fox, a former captain in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, was "floored" when state criminal investigators showed up with a search warrant at his house on March 31, 2009. "I couldn't believe it," Fox said on the stand this morning, testifying in his attempt to get his job back. These were m ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio was on Witness Stand This Morning in SCA Campaign-Finance Scheme Debacle

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio sure knows when not to put out a press release.Like when he's going to be testifying in a forum easily accessible by the public about something he'd rather not be talking about.Like right now.Arpaio's on the stand in a proceeding this morning at the Maricopa Cou ... More >>

Sheriff Arpaio Admits He Knew About '08 Fundraising Scheme; Criminal Case Still Open

We're still waiting for the audio and/or video from today's hearing at the Maricopa County Board of Supervisor's Auditorium with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, but we'll post it here when we get it. Arpaio testified this morning at the appeal proceeding for Joel Fox, the former Sheriff's Office captain fired ... More >>

Joel Fox Case vs. Cox Communications Can Proceed, Judge Rules; "Zorro" E-Mails Shouldn't Have Been Released, Says Former Sheriff's Captain

Joel Fox ​Well, what do you know -- Joel Fox finally has achieved the equivalent of a base hit in a court case. A federal judge ruled recently that a lawsuit against Cox Communications by the disgraced former captain fired by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio can proceed, for no ... More >>

Evidence Shows SCA Funds Were Illegally Earmarked Campaign Contributions, Investigation Revealed; Feds Still Working Case

Image: Court video Dave Hendershott, seen hear testifying in the disciplinary hearing for former County Attorney Andrew Thomas, was very evasive when interviewed by investigators about the SCA scandal.​The evidence shows that Sheriff Joe Arpaio's top men ran an illegal campaign-financ ... More >>

Read Joel Fox's Attempts to Defend Job; Former Captain Under Sheriff Arpaio was Fired for "Egregious" Ethical Lapses

Joel Fox​ In the end, Joel Fox couldn't make his bosses believe he wasn't lying. The former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office captain, who was fired in October for "egregious" ethical violations related to his work on a secret campaign-fundraising scheme on behalf of Sheriff Arpaio, tried out ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Receives Proposal For New MCSO Disciplinary Policies

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been given a proposal that would revamp the MCSO's disciplinary policies after promising last summer to hire an outside consultant to examine the sheriff's current disciplinary practices.The sheriff's promise was in response to the Pinal County Sheriff's Off ... More >>

Joel Fox a Budding Lawyer? Latest Pro Se Filing in Fox Vs. Cox Case Sounds Professional

Joel Fox, a former captain under Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio, seems to have honed his legal skills in the last three years.​ Joel Fox is a now a former captain of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, having been fired last month by the same sheriff who apparently benefited from Fox's campaign ... More >>

Joel Fox Booted from Maricopa County Sheriff's Office; Arpaio Remains Mum

Shamed former MCSO Captain Joel Fox was given the heave-ho yesterday.​The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office confirms to New Times that shamed former Captain Joel Fox has been given the boot following a long-running internal investigation that already has resulted in the resignations of two ot ... More >>

Joel Fox and Cox Don't Agree on Settlement in Lawsuit Over Release of "Zorro" E-mails

The Fantastic Captain Fox​ No settlement for now between Fox and Cox.The communications company and Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office attended a settlement conference on Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark E Aspey, but no resolution was made in Fox's lawsuit over ... More >>

Cox Communications vs. Joel Fox Settlement Pending Over E-mail Release, but Judge Dismisses Case Against State Investigators

​Cox Communications has agreed to settle a lawsuit launched by Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office over the release of his "love letter" e-mails.Fox filed the federal complaint against Cox on the same day that New Times published excerpts from the emotional expressions of man- ... More >>

Larry Black No Longer Listed as Security Director for Phoenix International Raceway

  Larry Black appears to have left (or was fired from) his longtime, lucrative job as director of security for Phoenix International Raceway​Larry Black, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's former No. 3 man, is no longer listed on the Phoenix International Raceway's Web site as direct ... More >>

MCSO Infiltration by Mexican Drug Cartel Apparently a Touchy Subject for Joe Arpaio

Kholood Eid This is the face Joe Arpaio makes when you ask him about Mexican drug cartels infiltrating his office.​Don't mention how the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office was infiltrated by a Mexican drug cartel to Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- unless, of course, you want to watch him hijack a press ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Ordered to Turn Over Unredacted Copy of PCSO Report

What else is in the PCSO's report on the investigation into Joe Arpaio's office? We might find out soon.​America's self-proclaimed "toughest sheriff," has been ordered to turn over an unredacted copy of the damning report on the Pinal County Sheriff's Office's investigation into his office to a ju ... 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 >>

Report: Hendershott May Have Charged County for Personal Criminal Defense Work; Kept Some Legal Invoices in Safe

Dave Hendershott​ Dave Hendershott, the former top aide for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, was apparently worried enough about being charged with crimes that he hired a legal firm for help. That wouldn't be a problem -- except he may have gotten the county to pay the bills. ​ It lo ... More >>

Sheriff Arpaio's Office Planning to Release More Documents on Munnell Memo Investigation

  Sheriff Joe Arpaio tells to "read the report." We will -- but his office hasn't yet released a full, non-blacked-out version.​The long-awaited report on the investigation into allegations against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's command staff didn't get released today, after all. ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, April 28, 2011

Hendershott Claims Report on Munnell Memo "Littered With Hundred (Sic) of Flaws"

Dave Hendershott says that an investigative report into allegations against him is "littered with hundred (sic) of flaws."​ Former Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott, in a gushing, now-public goodbye to his boss, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, claims that a long-awaited report on his misconduct ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Fires Dave Hendershott and Larry Black; Sheriff's Key Aides Accused of Crimes and Misconduct

David Hendershott, above, and Larry Black were fired from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office today.​ Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio fired two of his most trusted aides today, Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott and Deputy Chief Larry Black, both of whom have been accused of cr ... More >>

State Representative Jim Weiers Won't Explain Reported Role in SCA Criminal Investigation

  Image: www.jimweiers.com State Representative Jim Weiers, R-Phoenix, told investigators that he didn't remember referring Sheriff Arpaio's men to GOP consultant Chris Baker, as Baker said he did.​We've given it the old college try, but State Representative Jim Weiers (R-Phoenix ... More >>

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

"ElectSheriffJoe.com" Unlinked From Arpaio's Campaign Site Following Coverage of SCA Scandal

  Image: www.wetfeet.com​They say that the cover-up can often be worse than the crime, and that seems to be true in the case of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and the SCA scandal. In yet another sign that someone working for Arpaio, or maybe the big guy himself, wants to erase& ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Won't Make Report on Munnell Memo Public, For Now

Larry Black, one of Sheriff Arpaio's most trusted aides, is one of three people who almost certainly will be be fired based on the Munnell Memo findings, Channel 5 (KPHO-TV) reported today. ​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio doesn't want the public to read an investigative report into the ... More >>

Joel Fox's Lawsuit Over "Zorro" E-Mails Covered by Arizona Republic, but Paper Doesn't Mention "Love" Angle of E-Mails

  The Arizona Republic ran an article today about Captain Joel Fox's lawsuit against Terry Goddard and Cox Communications over the public release of sensitive e-mails. The story by Repub veteran JJ Hensley, though, fails to mention one thing: The e-mails' gushy love talk  ... More >>

Joel Fox Files Federal Lawsuit Vs. Goddard and Cox Communications Over Release of "Zorro" E-Mails

​ Joel Fox filed two federal lawsuits this week in apparent response to New Times' publication of love letters between him and his boss at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Larry Black. The first lawsuit targets former state Attorney General Terry Goddard and three employees of the AG's o ... More >>

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 >>

Love, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Style: Captain Joel Fox and Deputy Chief Larry Black Discuss L-Word Repeatedly in E-Mails

Captain Joel Fox of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office loves his boss, Larry Black. And Black loves him back. The lovebirds remain on adminstrative leave pending a wide-ranging internal investigation.​Captain Joel Fox and Deputy Chief Larry Black "love" each other.And they'll always have L ... More >>

Rumors Fly That Our Story of Lovebirds Joel Fox and Larry Black is an April Fool's Day Stunt; It's Not, But We'll Take That as a Compliment

  Brahm Resnik of Channel 12 thinks our Fox/Black love story is a hoax. C'mon -- wouldn't we have thrown Hendershott in there if it were a hoax?​Not long after we'd posted today's story about the love letters between Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Larry Black and his subo ... More >>

Secret Recording Reveals Strategy and "Fun" at Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Staff Meeting in '09

​ If you read only part of the four large PDFs from the SCA investigative report we posted last night, make sure it's the 65-page transcript of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's July 27, 2009 staff meeting. We mentioned a couple of the amusing parts of the transcript in posts this morning, ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Pal Paul Babeu Sends Bill To Maricopa County on Munnell Memo Investigation

$46K sounds like a steal if Hendy's fired. If not, someone has some 'splainin' to doSo we don't yet have Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu's report on his department's investigation into allegations contained in the now infamous Munnell memo, but we do have a bill for services rendered.It totals just ... More >>

State Case Against SCA & Joel Fox Appears Dead; No Indictments Coming on Goddard's Watch

  Joel Fox​State Attorney General Terry Goddard will leave office without resolving the case against Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Captain Joel Fox and the shady SCA fundraising group. And that, it's safe to say, means almost no likelihood of criminal charges - o ... More >>

Joe Arpaio, Paul Babeu and the Garrity Rule

Babeu's probe of Hendy is compromised from jump One misconception out there is that the inquiry into MCSO Deputy Chief Frank Munnell's memo by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu could result in criminal charges being filed against those Sheriff Joe loyalists now suspended with pay: Chie ... More >>

Deputy's Damning Memo Fleshes Out SCA Scandal; Joel Fox, David Hendershott Accused of Crimes

  Joel Fox​David Hendershott was the main guy behind the SCA political money-laundering scam. Joel Fox lied to cover for Hendershott, Larry Black, Steve Ellman and others involved in the scandal. SCA contributors knew from the beginning that funds collected by the SCA would ... More >>

Fishy Fundraiser: Wealthy Donors Claim Top Sheriff's Official Pitched for SCA on Alaska Trip

Back in July, Captain Joel Fox, frontman for the SCA fund, wrote the following comment on our blog: There has never been a "meeting" of SCA donors. How you figure you could get all the people on that list into one room is beyond me. I can hardly get in contact with most of them, let alone get them ... More >>

SCA Scandal: Subpoena Forces Release of Another Donation Check From a Corporation

​ The SCA was determined to keep its secrets hidden, but on-the-ball election officials haven't let that happen. We've tracked the release of the bank account info and check copies that Captain Joel Fox, the SCA's "spokesman," didn't want made public. And now, thanks to a subpoena, ... More >>

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

Captain Joel Fox of Sheriff's Office Faces Judge's Decision for "SCA" Donation to Republicans

A judge is set to decide on Monday whether a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Captain Joel Fox deserves to pay $315,000 in penalties for making an improper campaign donation. The upcoming ruling by Judge Thomas Shedden of the state Office of Administrative Hearings is expected to bring some finalit ... More >>

SCA Name Mystery Solved? Sheriff's Office Director Owns Similar Domain Name

In trying to escape a $315,000 fine at an appeal hearing today, Captain Joel Fox (pictured) denied just about everything related to the political donation he made on behalf of the mysterious "SCA." Fox even denied that "SCA" stands for "Sheriff's Command Association," even t ... More >>

In the Crosshairs

County lawmen boffing hookers isn't Sheriff Joe's only problem. Fed up with his thuggery, Arpaio's own political party has targeted him for defeat