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Joe Arpaio |
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Photo: Nick Oza/The
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Former law enforcement officer
and politician. He served as the 36th Sheriff of
Maricopa County, Arizona for 24 years, from 1993
to 2017, losing reelection to Democrat Paul
Penzone in 2016. Starting in 2005, Arpaio took
an outspoken stance against illegal immigration,
styling himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff".
In 2010, he became a flashpoint for opposition
to Arizona's SB1070 anti-illegal immigrant law,
which was largely struck down by the Supreme
Court of the United States. Arpaio is also known
for investigating former U.S. President Barack
Obama's birth certificate, and, as of 2018, he
continued to claim without evidence that it was
forged. Arpaio has been accused of numerous
types of police misconduct, including abuse of
power, misuse of funds, failure to investigate
sex crimes, criminal negligence, abuse of
suspects in custody, improper clearance of
cases, unlawful enforcement of immigration laws,
and election law violations. A Federal court
monitor was appointed to oversee his office's
operations because of complaints of racial
profiling. The U.S. Department of Justice
concluded that Arpaio oversaw the worst pattern
of racial profiling in U.S. history, and
subsequently filed suit against him for unlawful
discriminatory police conduct. Arpaio and the
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) were
named as defendants in dozens of civil lawsuits
brought by citizens arrested by Arpaio and his
deputies alleging wrongful arrest, wrongful
death, entrapment and other claims, costing
taxpayers in Maricopa County over $140 million
in litigation against Arpaio during his tenure
as sheriff. Over the course of his career,
Arpaio was the subject of several federal civil
rights lawsuits. In one case, he was a defendant
in a decade-long suit in which a federal court
issued an injunction barring him from conducting
further "immigration round-ups". A federal court
subsequently found that after the order was
issued, Arpaio's office continued to detain
"persons for further investigation without
reasonable suspicion that a crime has been or is
being committed." In July 2017, he was convicted
of criminal contempt of court, a crime for which
he was pardoned by President
Donald Trump on
August 25, 2017. In a separate racial-profiling
case which concluded in 2013, Arpaio and his
subordinates were found to have unfairly
targeted Hispanics in conducting traffic stops.
Although Arpaio sought another term as Maricopa
County Sheriff in 2016, the contempt of court
conviction eroded much of his remaining
political support, and he was defeated in the
election by Paul Penzone, a Democrat who
reversed many of Arpaio's policies after taking
office. Arpaio was an unsuccessful candidate in
Arizona's Republican primary election for U.S.
Senate in 2018. On August 25, 2019, Arpaio
issued a statement saying that he would run for
sheriff of Maricopa County in 2020. He lost the
August 2020 primary election. |
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Dirty Dozen: Meet 12 Of
The Worst
Politicians In Arizona History |
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"In 2022,
he ran for mayor of the city he
lives in, Fountain Hills. He
told Phoenix New Times he wanted
to “fire” Sheriff Paul Penzone,
the dude who beat him like a rug
in 2016, by canceling the
Maricopa County Sheriff Office's
contract to provide law
enforcement services to the
town. Arpaio lost the election,
but he’s running again in 2024.
Penzone recently resigned as
sheriff, leaving Arpaio
loyalist, Chief Deputy Russ
Skinner, in command for now.
Seems Arpaio’s outlived
his chance at revenge." |
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Best Living Proof That Only the Good Die
Young - Arpaio's Announcement That He's
Running for Mayor of Fountain Hills (Again)
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"At age 91,
will former Maricopa County Sheriff
Joe Arpaio just go away
already? After his office was found
guilty of widespread racial
profiling of Latinos in the
Melendres v. Arpaio civil rights
case, Arpaio defied a federal
judge's injunction and was later
found guilty of contempt of court.
At last count, complying with the
court's orders in Melendres has cost
taxpayers $253 million. Since being
drummed out of office in disgrace in
2016, Arpaio continues to linger on
the body politic like a bad case of
psoriasis. After losing a 2022
comeback bid to be mayor of Fountain
Hills to Democratic incumbent Ginny
Dickey, Arpaio refused to fade away,
selling his signature pink underwear
at gun shows and recently announcing
that in 2024 he will again be a
candidate for Fountain Hills' top
spot. Dare to dream, huh? Arpaio
runs for spite, saying he wants to
end Fountain Hills' contract with
the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
for law enforcement services.
Supposedly, this would be his
revenge against the man who beat him
like a snare drum in 2016, Paul
Penzone. Fortunately, the voters
seem wise to this washed-up
has-been's scam, and Arpaio will end
his days as a loser, no matter how
many times he runs for mayor."
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Sep. 28, 2023 |
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Taxpayers Will End Up Paying
Over Quarter Billion Dollars In
Arpaio’s Racial Profiling Case |
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May
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"Taxpayers in
metro Phoenix are approaching a
milestone in their financial
pain from a 2013 racial
profiling verdict over former
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s
immigration crackdowns: In
roughly a year, those ongoing
costs will exceed a quarter of a
billion dollars. |
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The bill is
projected to reach $273 million
by the summer of 2024, officials
were told Monday before they
approved a tentative budget that
included $38 million in legal
and compliance spending for the
racial profiling lawsuit during
the coming fiscal year." |
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Joe Arpaio’s Dying Wish: One Final Desperate
Grab For Power |
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Joe Arpaio never
really went away. He's back, trying to cling
to power. He wants to do it his way, and his
way doesn't sit well with a lot of people.
If you didn't like him behind a sheriff's
desk, you really won't like him in a mayor's
chair. |
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Jul. 30, 2022 |
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Trump-Pardoned
Joe Arpaio Cheered By Far-Right After Saying
People Think He Is ‘Biggest Racist’ In US |
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"Attendees at a
far-right conference in Florida cheered
former Maricopa County sheriff Joe Arpaio
when he said that he was considered the
“biggest racist” in the United States. Mr
Arpaio spoke at the America First Political
Action Conference, a far-right gathering
organised by white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
Other speakers included Rep Marjorie Taylor
Greene. It was hosted the same weekend as
the American Conservative Union hosted its
annual Conservative Political Action
Conference in Orlando. “I have the
reputation of being
the biggest racist in
the country. Think of that,” he said to
uproarious applause." |
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Feb. 26, 2022 |
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With Latest
Payout,
Arizona
Sheriff Has Cost Taxpayers $100M |
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"Nearly five years
after Joe Arpaio was voted out as sheriff of
Arizona's most populous county, taxpayers
are covering one of the last major bills
from the thousands of lawsuits the lawman's
headline-grabbing tactics inspired — and the
overall legal tab has hit $100 million." |
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Oct. 29, 2021 |
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Arizona Sheriff's Immigration Patrols To
Cost Public $200M |
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"The costs to taxpayers from a racial
profiling lawsuit stemming from former
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols a
decade ago in metro Phoenix are expected to
reach $202 million by summer 2022." |
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May 17, 2021 |
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‘Radicals Of Jewish Left’ To Be Targeted By Disgraced Ex-Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s New ‘Watchdog’ Group |
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Sep. 2, 2020 |
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Court Won't Let Trump Pardon Void Guilty Verdict Against Arpaio |
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Feb. 27, 2020 |
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Arpaio Aides Ignored Order To Halt Sweeps |
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"Documents obtained by The Associated Press show a court-appointed investigator found that high-ranking
managers for former metro Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio disregarded a federal judge's order to halt immigration sweeps targeting Latinos." |
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Nov. 5, 2019 |
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Here's What Joe Arpaio's Been Up To Since Losing The Last Sheriff's Race |
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Aug. 28, 2019 |
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Supreme Court Turns Down Arpaio, Who Vows Fight To Vacate Conviction |
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Apr. 29, 2019 |
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9th Circuit Upholds Injunction In Racial Profiling Case Against Arpaio, Maricopa County |
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"The injunction has already cost the county more than $100 million for training and technology and to compensate victims for violations of their constitutional rights." |
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Jul. 31, 2018 |
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Joe Arpaio Films Video With Former Cult Member 'Michael The Black Man' At Border |
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"Michael
was a follower of the Yahweh ben Yahweh
cult, a black-supremacist religious sect in
Florida. In 1990, the feds charged Michael
and over a dozen fellow cult members with
conspiracy related to brutal murders in
Florida." |
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Jul. 27, 2018 |
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Arpaio Tweet Of The Day: Mexican Cartel Has Put A Hit Out On Me |
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Jul. 19, 2018 |
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Most Donations To Joe Arpaio's U.S. Senate Campaign Come From California |
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Jul. 8, 2018 |
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Arizona Voters Deserve To Know Joe Arpaio’s True Record Of Brutality And Abuse |
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Jun. 27, 2018 |
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Arpaio Is Whining About Losing The Election And Wants Jeff Sessions' Help |
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"Disgraced Arizona
sheriff Joe Arpaio wants Attorney General
Jeff Sessions to investigate whether he lost
his 2016 re-election bid due to improper
influence from the Obama administration, or
because everyone just got tired of what a
racist asshole he was." |
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Jun. 22, 2018 |
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I Asked Joe Arpaio Basic Questions For A U.S. Senate Candidate. It Didn't Go Well. |
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May 23, 2018 |
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Joe Arpaio Pleads Ignorance After Giving Interview To Anti-Semitic Weekly. It Was His Fifth |
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Apr. 8, 2018 |
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Senate Candidate Joe Arpaio Vows To Keep Pushing Birtherism |
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Mar. 28, 2018 |
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Joe Arpaio Appears To Be Running For Senate
Based Solely On His Expertise In Birth
Certificate Forgeries |
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Jan. 10, 2018 |
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Disgraced Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio Is
Officially Running For Senate |
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Jan. 9, 2018 |
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Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio Sued For Pursuing
Charges In Bid To Damage Sen. Jeff Flake's
Career |
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Nov. 25, 2017 |
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It's Impossible To Overstate How
Truly Vile Joe Arpaio Is |
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Aug. 28, 2017 |
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Joe Arpaio, Former Sheriff In Arizona, Is
Found Guilty Of Criminal Contempt |
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"More than a month after
lawyers wrapped up closing arguments, U.S. District
Judge Susan Bolton found Arpaio guilty for defying a
judge’s 2011 court order to refrain from racially
profiling Latinos during patrols and turning them
over to federal immigration authorities." |
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Jul. 31, 2017 |
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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Sued, Again |
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Dec. 15, 2016 |
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Arpaio Just Cost Us Another $200,000 |
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Nov. 21, 2016 |
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Officially Charged With Criminal Contempt |
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Oct. 25, 2016 |
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio: I'm Still Investigating
President Barack
Obama's Birth Certificate |
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Sep. 21, 2016 |
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Judge Refers Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio For
Criminal Prosecution |
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Aug. 19, 2016 |
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Federal Judge Strips Arpaio Of Some Internal
Affairs Oversight |
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Jul. 20, 2016 |
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Did Arpaio Set Up Sen. Jeff Flake's Son In
Green Acre Case? |
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Jul. 12, 2016 |
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Watch Birther Joe Arpaio Get Flummoxed By CNN’s Simple Questions:
‘I’m Not Stupid Enough To Talk To You’ |
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Jul. 23, 2015 |
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Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio Admits
Investigation Of Judge's Wife |
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Apr. 24, 2015 |
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Settlement OK'd In Botched Rape Probe By
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio |
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Apr. 9, 2015 |
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Joe
Arpaio’s Office Rebuked In Racial-Profiling
Case |
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Mar. 18, 2014 |
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Racial Profiling Costs Arizona County $22
Million |
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Jan. 3, 2014 |
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Joe Arpaio Loses: New
Times Co-Founders
Win $3.75 Million Settlement for 2007 False
Arrests |
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Dec. 20, 2013 |
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Judge Finds Violations Of Rights By Sheriff |
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May 24, 2013 |
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Joe Arpaio Hired A Child-Sex Offender For
Armed “Posse” |
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Feb. 13, 2013 |
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Ernest Atencio's Family Sues Sheriff Joe
Arpaio Over Death Of Gulf War Veteran With
Mental Illness |
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Oct. 25, 2012 |
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Sheriff Arpaio Sends Publicly Funded Deputy
To Hawaii On
'Birther' Hunt |
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May 22, 2012 |
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U.S.
Sues Arizona Sheriff Over Alleged Violations
Of Hispanics’
Civil Rights |
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May 10, 2012 |
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Suggests Obama's Birth
Certificate Is A Forgery |
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Mar. 2, 2012 |
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Arpaio Is Criticized Over Handling Of
Sex-Crimes Cases |
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Dec. 9, 2011 |
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Steven Seagal, 'America's Sheriff' Sued Over
Tank Raid, Puppy Death |
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Aug. 31, 2011 |
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Joe Arpaio Loses Again: Maricopa County
Settles For $200K In Mora Racial-Profiling
Case |
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Jul. 7, 2011 |
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Arizona Sheriff Uses A Tank And Steven
Seagal To Arrest Cockfighting Suspect |
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Mar. 23, 2011 |
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Accused Of Illegally
Misspending $80 Million While Conducting
Draconian Immigration Round-ups |
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Sep. 30, 2010 |
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U.S. May Sue Arizona's Sheriff Arpaio For
Not Cooperating In Investigation |
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Aug. 18, 2010 |
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Joe Arpaio: Tent City A "Concentration Camp" |
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Aug. 2, 2010 |
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Could Face Arrest Warrant
Thanks
To Supervisors' Subpoena |
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Apr. 28, 2010 |
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Joe Arpaio On False McDonald's Arrest: Take
All Brown People Into Custody, Release
Citizens Later |
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Mar. 27, 2010 |
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Video: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Forces Woman To
Give Birth While Shackled |
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Nov. 18, 2009 |
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Washington Strips Immigration Policing
Powers From Arizona Sheriff |
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Oct. 9, 2009 |
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Joe Arpaio On Mexican Migrants: "They're All
Dirty" |
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Oct. 9, 2009 |
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Joe Arpaio Threatens Board Of
Supervisors Chairman Max Wilson, Brags About
Relationship With Arizona
Republic's Phil
Boas |
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May 6, 2009 |
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Shocking News: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Sued Over
Two
More Inmate Deaths |
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Feb. 10, 2009 |
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A Phony Murder Plot Against Joe Arpaio Winds
Up Costing Taxpayers $1.1 Million |
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Oct. 28, 2008 |
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Judge Calls Maricopa County Jail Conditions
Unconstitutional |
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Oct. 22, 2008 |
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Arpaio Raids Mesa City Hall; Mayor Outraged |
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Oct. 17, 2008 |
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New Times Owners Sue Sheriff Joe Arpaio,
County Attorney Andy Thomas And Lawyer
Dennis Wilenchik |
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Apr. 28, 2008 |
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New
Times Files
A Prelude To A Lawsuit Against Sheriff Joe
Arpaio, County Attorney Andy Thomas And A
Discredited Ex-Special Prosecutor On Behalf
Of Its Readers And The Constitution |
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Feb. 22, 2008 |
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VIDEO: Sheriff
Joe Arpaio Says It's An HONOR
To Be Compared To KKK |
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Nov. 17, 2007 |
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'Jail Cam' In Privy Turned Off After Privacy
Complaints |
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Apr. 28, 2001 |
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Joe Arpaio, Tyrant Of The Desert |
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Jul. 29, 1999 |
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The $8 Million Victim |
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Jan. 14, 1999 |
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Jailers Show A Paraplegic Who's Boss |
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Jan. 23, 1997 |
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