Remember the hubbub in 2007 when Sheriff Joe Arpaio's bad boys tossed our owners, Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin, into jail for having written about the agency's Banana Republic-like "investigation" into us for publishing the old guy's home address on the Internet?
Now, seems Joe's threatened Joe by publishing his address on the Web. But first a little background.
The arrests came a few months after Arpaio's pal, County Attorney Andy Thomas, sicced his moneymaking
Mesa Mayor Scott Smith owes $16,224 in a federal taxes, according to a lien filed with the Maricopa County Recorder's Office.
We asked Mesa spokesman Steve Wright about this -- here's his reply:
That issue was resolved. The IRS has been petitioned to withdraw the lien.