Sheriff Arpaio used hidden database to misspend up to $80 million

[cleanhippie]

A hidden computer database recently discovered in the course of a racial profiling investigation shows Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio misspent up to $80 million in funds intended for jail operations, according to Maricopa County supervisors and budget officials.

The hidden database contained payroll logs that detailed staff assignments and payments which were different than the staff assignments and payments reported in the official county-run database, they said.

"They've developed a system that basically tracks where they are working versus where they are being paid, and they did not update the official database, which led to the potential problems," Deputy County Manager Sandi Wilson told The Arizona Republic. "I think they deliberately hid this info from us."

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"It appears that violated the intent and explicit language of the voter approved jail tax when they used that money to fund activities not related to jail operations," a press release said. "Maricopa County will have to pay back the restricted funds to the detention fund. This is a misuse of public funds."

The latest report by the Maricopa County Office of Management and Budget has "identified at least $34 million in misspending" but has not yet been able to "address some of the more complicated staffing issues."

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/sheriff-arpaio-database-probe/

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I cannot fucking WAIT to see this asshole in his own pink jammies, eating a bologna sammich. That would be a great fucking day!

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Translated: Two sets of books.

Classic modus operandi of embezzlers.

[Poll_Blind]

3. +1 Yup.

PB

[msanthrope]

6. Beat me to it.

Drip, drip, drip, Joe....

[Desertrose]

2. Can we please get him outta here?!

What more will it take????

(I wish he'd take Jan Brewer with him.)

[blondeatlast]

7. It will take a non-fawning press, a non-enabling county attorney,

a strong Democratic governor and AG and the will of much of Maricopa County.

In other words, we're stuck with him--and worse, one hos cronnies when he's gone.

[Catshrink]

14. And Emperor Pearce

[BonnieJW]

15. "I think they deliberately hid this info from us."

Ya think?????

[UTUSN]

4. K&R # TWO!1 Rec it to Olympus!1 n/t

[blondeatlast]

5. His MASSIVE waste of taxpayer monies alone should be enough to get him the boot, especially IN RW

Maricopa county. Even voters who think it's okay to mistreat (mostly uncovicted) prisoners SHOULD get pissed at his waste--but sadly, no.

It's a different world here. Kinda like Alabama circa 1960, is my guess.

[LiberalArkie]

8. My Guess he will say "The liberal pansies restricted our money, so we had to find it where we could"

[DBoon]

10. like the defense of Iran/Contra?

It wasn't a crime because "we" had to defeat the "commies"

[Coventina]

9. In a sane county, this would be the end of this joker.

But Maricopa county is not sane.

*sigh*

[blondeatlast]

11. As a long, long, long time resident, I have to agree. The toxicity of

Eugene Pulliam's iron fisted influence will remain for many a decade, I'm afraid.

Hell, I remember when Phoenix wasn't "allowed" by Pulliam to have freeways...

[fascisthunter]

12. ooooo... he'll get a very large welcoming in prison if prosecuted

people with authority who abuse it like this should all get the same type of welcoming.

[Catshrink]

13. In his jail, that would be a green bologna sammich.