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Sheriff
Paul Babeu |
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American law enforcement officer,
politician and MAGA extremist member of the Republican Party who
was sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, from January
1, 2009, to January 1, 2017. He was Pinal County's
first Republican sheriff. Babeu ran for Arizona's
4th congressional district in the 2012 elections to
the United States House of Representatives but
withdrew and came out as gay after a personal
controversy. He became the Republican nominee for
Arizona's 1st congressional district in the 2016
elections after winning the primary on August 30,
2016. He was defeated in the general election by
Democrat Tom O'Halleran. |
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Dirty Dozen:
Meet 12 Of
The Worst
Politicians In Arizona History |
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"Babeu’s
downfall began in February 2012, not long
after he announced his plans to run for
Congress.
A
New Times story reported that Babeu’s former
boyfriend alleged Babeu threatened him with
deportation if he didn’t keep their affair
secret. Babeu came out as gay after
the story was published and said the
allegations were false. A couple of months
later, he dropped out of the U.S. House
contest and ran for re-election as sheriff,
winning by a wide margin. An investigation
into the scandal by the Arizona Solicitor
General’s Office found that Babeu broke no
laws." |
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Jan. 17, 2024 |
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Pinal County Attorney's And Sheriff's Offices Mishandled Distribution Of Funds |
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Aug. 21, 2018 |
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Arizona Sheriff Denies Misuse Of Money Destined For Jails |
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Oct. 24, 2017 |
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New Subpoena Issued in Criminal Investigation Of Ex-Sheriff Babeu's Administration Use Of RICO Funds |
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May, 26, 2017 |
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Babeu Caught With Pants Down…Again? |
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Mar. 1, 2017 |
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Paul Babeu Remains Sheriff Of Pinal County ... Online |
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Feb. 2, 2017 |
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A Gay Republican, The Child Abuse He
Sanctioned, And The Homophobia Used To
Defend Him |
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"Controversy has consistently followed
Babeu
through the last decade of his political
career." |
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Sep. 9, 2016 |
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Political Opponents, Other Candidates Blast Sheriff Paul Babeu After PCSO Bans ABC15 Reporter |
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Mar
10, 2016 |
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Video: Sheriff
Paul Babeu Touted Abusive, Inhumane
Discipline Of Special Needs Teens
At
Boarding
School |
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Jan 26, 2016 |
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Paul Babeu's
Dark Money Group Is All
About...Paul Babeu |
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Sept. 10, 2015 |
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Crazy/Stupid Republican
Of The Day — Paul Babeu |
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Oct. 20, 2014 |
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Pentagon Demands Return Of Equipment From
Arizona Sheriff |
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"An Arizona sheriff trying to help out
cash-strapped public safety agencies—or
attempting to curry political favor in an
election year—apparently ran afoul of
Pentagon rules when he lent out surplus
military equipment and supplies starting in
2010." |
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Sep. 16, 2012 |
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Paul Babeu Falsely Claims He's Always Been
Pro-Life In Latest Campaign Video, Old News
Articles Detail Flip-Flop On Issue |
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"Politicians do it all the time -- the
classic distorting the truth beyond
recognition so long as there is some nugget
of truth that remains. Paul Babeu, who is
running for a seat in Arizona's Fourth
Congressional District, isn't wasting time
on that anymore." |
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Apr. 23, 2012 |
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Paul Babeu Touts Gay Rights While LGBT Inmates In His Jail Suffer |
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Mar. 22, 2012 |
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Paul Babeu's
Suspicious Past As School's
Headmaster |
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Mar. 8, 2012 |
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Ex-Boyfriend Files $1 Million Lawsuit
Against Sheriff
Paul Babeu |
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Mar. 6, 2012 |
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Hypocrite
Sheriff Paul Babeu Now Wants Investigation Of His Ex-Boyfriend After Saying He Wouldn’t Seek Retaliation |
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Feb. 22, 2012 |
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Paul Babeu's
Mexican Ex-Lover Says Sheriff's Attorney
Threatened Him With Deportation |
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Feb. 16, 2012 |
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