Feds Close Investigation On Sheriff Arpaio After Lack of Evidence

[AuH20]

Another failed & costly witch hunt............No charges filed due to a flimsy case.

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2012/09/01/Feds-Close-Investigation-into-Sheriff-Joe-Arpaio-Arpaio-Responds

[tod evans]

This was a case of contempt of a bigger cop....

He's lucky the state footed the bill to defend him against the feds, if it were you or I we'd be languishing in the cross-bar hotel.

[Zippyjuan]

He still has other cases pending and has already cost his county millions from previous abuse of power suits he has lost.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57504904/decision-not-to-charge-ariz-sheriff-isnt-the-end/

are far from over.


A civil case brought by a small group of Latinos who accuse Arpaio's office of systematically racially profiling is awaiting a verdict from an Arizona-based federal judge.


The U.S. Department of Justice has also sued the sheriff for alleged constitutional violations including racial profiling, retaliating against Arpaio critics, punishing Latino jail inmates with limited English skills for speaking Spanish and failing to adequately investigate a large number of sex-crimes cases. No trial date in that case has been set.


http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/your-tax-dollars-being-spent-to-fight-sheriff-joe-arpaio%E2%80%99s-lawsuits

PHOENIX - Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is known by many for his tough stance on illegal immigration, but what you might not know is the number of lawsuits his office has faced and how much it has cost taxpayers.

According to Maricopa County Risk Management records, almost 6,300 claims and lawsuits have been filed against Sheriff Arpaio and his office since he began as sheriff in 1993.

The cost to defend those cases has been more than $50 million.

Part of that $50 million has gone to defend more than 5,000 cases which were closed with no payout to the plaintiff.

But of the total 6,300 case, there have been 1,828 lawsuits against the sheriff's office, according to a national lawsuit database.

To put that into perspective, the ABC15 Investigators also searched Harris County in Texas which includes Houston. Harris County is almost the same size in population to Maricopa County.

There are only 283 lawsuits listed under the Harris County Sheriff's Office for the same 17 year period. Maricopa County has about six times more.

“We get a lot of fairly foolish ones, and I am not saying all of them are, but the vast majority of these lawsuits are simply idle hands have nothing better to do,” said Deputy Chief Jack MacIntyre, who is with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. “Would they rather we not defend it and roll over and play dead? No, I say the taxpayers say, defend those cases because you have to."

According to county records, the cases fall into 3 categories.

Personnel related lawsuits account for just over $2 million in costs. Jail related claims cost the county about $22 million.

The final category, named other, includes lawsuits like ones for civil rights violations. Those cost the county just over $26 million.

“These aren't frivolous lawsuits...these are serious lawsuits that involve death, dismemberment, abuse of power...they are very serious cases,” said Michael Manning, a defense attorney in Phoenix.

Manning has successfully sued the Sheriff's office five times. He has an additional eight cases still pending.



Read more: http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/your-tax-dollars-being-spent-to-fight-sheriff-joe-arpaio%E2%80%99s-lawsuits#ixzz25KsrLBl1

The latest one cost Maricaipo County almost $1 million to defend him. Meanwhile he is saving pennies by serving bologna sandwiches to prisoners.

[Lucille]

Has there ever been a more pathetic Justice Dept. than this one? They're too busy going after medical marijuana clinics, and arming drug cartels than to bring charges against bankstas, and pigs like Arpaio.

[TonySutton]

He still has other cases pending and has already cost his county millions from previous abuse of power suits he has lost.


The latest one cost Maricaipo County almost $1 million to defend him. Meanwhile he is saving pennies by serving bologna sandwiches to prisoners.

Yet they people of Maricopa county vote him into office every 4 years. It appears the majority of the residents in the county do not mind paying the legal fees.

[CaptainAmerica]

He will get away without consequences, the judicial system of arizona is in his favor and its sickening.

[Zippyjuan]

Yet they people of Maricopa county vote him into office every 4 years. It appears the majority of the residents in the county do not mind paying the legal fees.

I don't know for sure, but have heard that the county is mostly older people and they like his tough law and order stance against the crime and invasion fears he pumps up.

Looks like median age is younger than the state and the US (above average in the 45- 64 year old brackets) but the education level is considerably lower with about one third never completing high school (vs 15% nationally and the state)

http://www.clrsearch.com/Maricopa_Demographics/AZ/

[AuH20]

He will get away without consequences, the judicial system of arizona is in his favor and its sickening.

But it was the Federales who just threw up their hands. And also remember who the Arizona governor was not too long ago. One Janet Napolitano. This is all politically motivated nonsense. It's been going on for 15 years. If there was anything of note, Arpaio and his department heads would be in jail. Government enemy #1 and poster-boy for the latino bloc scapegoatery wouldn't be able to walk away. A chicken can file a lawsuit in this country yet it doesn't mean there is any legitimacy to it. Hypothetically, I could file a lawsuit for you hurting my feelings on this forum. :)