Sheriff Joe Arpaio investigated by grand jury

[Learning Nomad]

Two high-ranking Maricopa County officials
confirmed late Thursday that they will testify next week before a federal grand jury exploring allegations that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has abused power.

County Manager David Smith and Assistant County Manager Sandi Wilson said they were preparing to testify before the grand jury on Wednesday.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio denied any knowledge of the grand jury, but news of sheriff's officials being called to testify before a federal panel has been circulating in county circles for months.

Republic sources have confirmed that at least three high-ranking sheriff's officials, including a captain and two chief deputies, have testified before a federal grand jury in the last four months, though the nature of their testimony remained unclear.

"I'm not going to comment on that situation," Arpaio said Thursday. "We're just going to continue doing our job and our investigations that we have in progress."

Sheriff's detectives
have undertaken a series of controversial investigations into county officials in the last year which heated up in recent months with indictments of two members of the Board of Supervisors, and a wide-ranging racketeering complaint filed in federal court that alleges a vast conspiracy against county supervisors, judges, private attorney and administrators including Smith and Wilson.

But the allegations of abuse of power have dogged Arpaio since long before that claim was filed.

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http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/01/07/20100107joe-arpaio-grand-jury.html

God help us if the grand jury doesn't indict.

[tucsonlib]

1. Obviously....

an evil plot hatched by the socialist, fascist, communist, illegal-alien-loving, elite, liberal fringe!

Our Joe might be an ignorant, racist, self-promoting, sadistic crook, but that's no reason why he shouldn't be elected our next GOVERNOR! It'll be like resurrecting Ev Mecham! Only bigger. And fatter. And more conservative!


On the other hand, he would look awfully cute in pink........


:crazy: :silly:

[Djarun]

2. hope they "profile" his way to his own jail!