Grand jury docs detail MCSO, MCSA probes(Arpaio,Andrew Thomas)

[JonLP24]

Source: AZ Central

Interim Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley on Thursday released hundreds of pages of grand-jury testimony and other documents showing failed attempts by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former County Attorney Andrew Thomas to obtain criminal charges against county officials.

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The documents say that the grand jury and an out-of-county prosecutor told Maricopa County prosecutors that prosecutors had no case against the county officials involving a sweep for illegal wiretaps and the construction of a downtown Phoenix court tower. Another prosecutor refused to hear the case.

Although they were turned away or denied several times, sheriff's top officials and Thomas still say publicly that criminal investigations continue. They allege serious misconduct by county officials.

Romley said he released the documents because the "abuse has to stop."

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2010/08/12/20100812sheriff-joe-arpaio-investigation-documents-released-thursday.html

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Sorry if already posted.I posted in GD first and checked for a story here and didn't find one.PDF files of the grand jury transcripts are at the link. We actually have an honest Republican in AZ(Romley).

[Downwinder]

1. Years ago we would have said Arpaio needs to be down at 24th and Van Buren.

It sounds like he has created a mass paranoia society based on his own delusions.