Larry Black

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: The 25 Most Read Stories of His Previous Term

The numbers are in and somehow Joe Arpaio, our 80-year-old codger of a sheriff, has secured another four-year term as the county's top lawman. If that wasn't enough to get your blood boiling, the self-professed "America's toughest sheriff" is promising to run for Maricopa County Sheriff again in 201 ... 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 >>

Victims Wonder Why Arpaio Let Sex-Abuse Cases Languish

Sheriff Arpaio Ratted Out Commanders Who Complained About Former Chief Deputy David Hendershott

​Nobody likes a snitch, right?Unless the fink's name is Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose supporters seem to tolerate all sorts of bad behavior.Arpaio's own employees have had to put up with his tattling on them for years.And we're talking significant betrayals by the sheriff, not minor of ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Joe Arpaio's David Hendershott, Now Licensed Private Investigator

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's disgraced former enforcer David Hendershott may no longer be the sheriff's chief deputy, he may stand accused of all manner of misconduct and ill-deeds during his tenure at the MCSO, but he was still able to score a license to be a private investigator from the Arizona Departmen ... More >>

Loretta Barkell, Former Financial Officer Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Was Convinced Her Office Was Bugged

Image: Channel 12 News screen shotLoretta Barkell, seen here in a May interview with Channel 12 News, was convinced her superiors had bugged her office, newly released records show.​ Newly released records show a top Arpaio official was convinced her superiors had bugged her office.County obse ... More >>

Sheriff Arpaio Won't Investigate Deputy Chief Paul Chagolla for Alleged Threat to Reporter

Paul Chagolla allegedly threatened to arrest an Arizona Republic reporter and have her baby put in CPS custody for no valid reason -- but Sheriff Arpaio doesn't want to investigate.​ Usually, Arpaio loves a good probe. The list of questionable investigations the five-term sheriff has launched ... More >>

Full Munnell Memo Investigation Report Must be Released by Sheriff Arpaio's Office Within Two Weeks, Judge Orders

Joel Fox​The entire report from this year's high-profile investigation into abuses under Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio must be released within two weeks, a judge has ordered.In May, Arpaio's office released about two-thirds of a report and supplemental documents from an internal investigation ... More >>

Maricopa County Employee Faces Possible Punishment for Releasing Joel Fox Documents to Arizona Republic

Joel Fox​ An unnamed Maricopa County employee is in hot water after releasing records relating to the firing of former sheriff's office deputy Joel Fox.The Arizona Republic's JJ Hensley reported this morning that documents obtained by "county administrators" last week detail why Fox was fired. ... More >>

Ed Moriarity, Lisa Aubuchon's Pro-Bono Lawyer in Bar Discipline Case, Makes for Good Theater -- but Not Good Defense

​Ed Moriarity, Lisa Aubuchon's pro-bono lawyer from Montana, has helped represent celebrity clients from Imelda Marcos to Karen Silkwood.According to his former partner, Gerry Spence, Moriarity was born in a mineshaft.Since his opening statement in the State Bar disciplinary hearings for former Ma ... More >>

Arpaio Interview Transcript Missing from Sheriff Babeu's Report on Munnell Memo

Sheriff Joe Arpaio talked to an investigator for five-and-a-half hours in January. Yet no record of that interview will be released to the public, says the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.​ The $102,000 bill for the job of rooting out high-level corruption at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office ... More >>

Babeu Report and Investigation Into Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Office to Cost Maricopa County Up to $102,000

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu talks to the press on May 3 about the findings in his office's six-month investigaton of Sheriff Arpaio's office.​ A six-month internal investigation of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office that resulted in two of Arpaio's top men being fired will cost the count ... More >>

Joel Fox Portion of Babeu Report to Remain Under Wraps Until Disciplinary Process Complete, Judge Rules

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office can keep large portions of the Babeu report hidden until Captain Joel Fox's disciplinary process is complete, a judge told the Arizona Republic and Channel 12 News (KPNX) today.The newspaper and TV station had sued the MCSO to force an immediate and complete disc ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, June 9, 2011

The Feds Have Evidence That Joe Arpaio Broke the Law -- When Will The Indictments Come?

The Feds Have Been Investigating Arpaio Since 2008, So Where the Hell are the Indictments?

MCSO Commanders Dave Hendershott and Paul Chagolla Threatened Reporter for Doing Her Job, Says Report; Joe Arpaio's Response Unclear

Deputy Chief Paul Chagolla is alleged to have threatened a reporter with arrest, and put her baby in CPS custody, all because she did her job.​ Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio won't say whether one of his deputy chiefs, Paul Chagolla, deserves to be investigated for allegedly threatening ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, May 5, 2011

Arpaio Admits He Made Mistakes in Dealing With Now-Fired Top Deputy; Munnell Memo Report Released Without Conclusions

  Sheriff Joe Arpaio: "Read the report."​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said today that he "made mistakes" in dealing with his top aide, former Chief Deputy Dave Hendershott. In an intentionally brief news conference today, Arpaio read from a prepared statement and took questions f ... More >>

Babeu: Arpaio Knew Nothing About Misconduct Involving Top Deputies, But Allowed Bad Behavior to "Evolve"

Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he knew nothing about the misconduct of his top aides -- and Pinal County Paul Babeu (above) believes him.​ Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said today that he's convinced his Maricopa counterpart, Joe Arpaio, knew absolutely nothing about the misconduct of his top deput ... More >>

Victory for the ACLU Against Arpaio and Lieutenant Joe Sousa

Under Mark Spencer's Leadership, the Phoenix Police Union Has Become an Anti-Immigrant Juggernaut, to the Detriment of Its Members

David Hendershott Used Position for Financial Gain, Lied to Sheriff Arpaio and Mismanaged Anti-Corruption Unit, Report Concludes

  Dave Hendershott​From what we've seen so far today, the investigative report on allegations against Dave Hendershott, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's former chief deputy, can be summed up with a cliche: Hendershott lied, cheated, and stole. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office ... More >>

Dave Hendershott Resigns Before Scheduled Firing; Arpaio Says He'll Release Some Records Next Week

  Sheriff Joe Arpaio fired his chief deputy, Dave Hendershott, last week -- then let him "retire" before the May 5 effective date of termination.​Sheriff Joe Arpaio fired his chief deputy last week, but Dave Hendershott is being allowed to resign before the scheduled date of terminatio ... More >>

Munnell Memo Report Complete, in Hands of Sheriff Arpaio; Public Release of Document on Hold

  David Hendershott, Arpaio's No. 1 guy, figures large in the Munnell Memo report about to be released.​The long-awaited report on the so-called Munnell Memo investigation is complete, but public release of the findings will have to wait, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office says.   ... More >>

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Computer in Joel Fox's Home Contained Dan Saban "Timeline," Links to Teen Porn Sites, Records Say

A computer found in the home Captain Joel Fox (above), its operating system registered to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, contained evidence of a scandal -- and links to teen porn sites. ​A laptop used by Captain Joel Fox and registered to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office contain ... More >>

Read the SCA Investigative Report From the State Attorney General's Office

​ We've only just begun looking through a large report on the state Attorney General's SCA investigation, and already we're finding interesting stuff. But it's hundreds of pages long and, honestly, we don't have time to sift through it and cobble the highlights for you tonight. So, rather than ... More >>

Hendershott, Thomas, and Aubuchon Want $60 Million for Their Troubles? Indictments Would Suit Them Better

Should Sheriff Joe Arpaio Get a Pass When the Indictments Come Down? Hell, No

Sheriff Paul Babeu Takes Reins of Sheriff's Office Investigation, Says David Hendershott Should be Put on Leave; What About Arpaio??

Sheriff Paul Babeu​ Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu recommends paid leave for Sheriff Joe Arpaio's chief deputy, David Hendershott, while he investigates allegations of corruption in Arpaio's office. In a news release e-mailed this evening, Babeu brushes off the claim today by Supervisors ... More >>

David Hendershott Betrayed Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Runs Corrupt Office, Top Deputy Alleges; Arpaio Runs to Buddy Babeu for Cover

Dave Hendershott's trips to Honduras -- another example of corruption, according to Deputy Chief Frank Munnell​A bombshell memo from a top Maricopa County Sheriff's official alleges Chief Deputy David Hendershott betrayed Sheriff Arpaio and ran a corrupt office through fear and intimidation.Basica ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Watergate: Read Frank Munnell's Memo Here

Chief Deputy David Hendershott: Joe Arpaio's "cancer" Someone should consider putting Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Chief Deputy David Hendershott on a suicide watch. The damning, 63-page memo from Deputy Chief Frank Munnell, first reported on by Joe Dana of Channel 12 News, reads like an indictme ... More >>

Dan Saban, Former Candidate for Sheriff, Dumps Defamation Lawsuit Against Republican Party, Joe Arpaio and SCA

  Dan Saban has dropped his SCA-related defamation lawsuit to focus on the appeal of an earlier, failed lawsuit.​Dan Saban has dropped his lawsuit against the Republican Party, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and various players linked to the shady fund-raising club called the Sheriff's ... More >>

Fishy Fundraiser -- Part Two: Arpaio's Office Goes North to Alaska, Spends County Money, Brings Home Bacon for Joe

A couple of weeks ago, we related how a top official with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office met with some rich guys during a fishing trip in Alaska three years ago. As we were told by the lawyer for the rich guys, Grant Woods, the Alaska trip -- which was attended by MCSO Director Larry Black -- ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Command Staff is Caught Up in a Serious Criminal Investigation, Newly Released Documents Show

Joel Fox Met with Chris Baker to Discuss SCA Donation -- GOP Consultant Now Linked to Scandal

​It's one mystery solved, a few more to go.Thanks to documents unsealed today in Pinal County Superior Court at New Times' behest, we now know the liaison between the Arizona Republican Party and Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox.It's a Republican campaign consultant, Chris Baker.Arizona Re ... More >>

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 >>

SCA Scandal: Captain Joel Fox Lied About Hendershott's Involvement; SCA Fails to Answer Key Questions

Captain Joel Fox hasn't been honest with us. Here's what Fox posted to our blog in February about the $105,000 contribution to the Arizona Republican Party that came from the SCA: None of the money came from Arpaio,or Hendershott or Arpaio's campaign, or anyone associated with Arpaio's campaign, ... More >>

Captain Joel Fox Pays $450 Fine in SCA Case; $315,000 Fine Looming for Keeping Donors' Names Secret

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Captain Joel Fox has until the end of the month to cough up information about the people behind last year's shadowy $105,000 donation to the Republican Party, says the elections department."We believe if he goes past July 1st in the timing of all this, then the $315, ... More >>

Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Fall Guy Refuses to Name Bank Holding SCA Funny Money

  Maricopa County Sheriff's Captain Joel Fox, still the only person to date who's been linked to a mysterious $105,000 donation to the Arizona Republican Party, took the stand today in front of Administrative Law Judge Thomas Shedden -- but instead of resolving the issue, Fo ... More >>

County: Republican Party had Negative Balance After Illegal Donation Returned; Implies Money Went to Smear Ads

The Arizona Republican Party last year returned the dirty $105,000 donated by the mysterious "Sheriff's Command Association." But in doing so, it left the party with a massive negative balance. That's because it had already spent a good chunk of the money, app ... More >>

Breathtaking Abuse of the Constitution

Joe Arpaio, Andy Thomas and Dennis Wilenchik hit New Times with grand jury subpoenas