It seems to have been a bad week for Maricopa County’s geriatric gendarme. He, who thinks he is above the law has been smacked down on several fronts. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has been after Arpaio for some time now to produce financial records pertaining to the possible abuse of Jail Enhancement Fund money. That fund is supplied by a voter-approved sales tax, and the cash is supposed to go for jail construction and related expenses, not for the sheriff’s slush funds to pay for his terrorizing Maricopas Hispanic population. Friday, Superior Court Judge Richard E. Gordon slapped down Arpaio’s attempt to dodge the County Boards calling Arpaio to a hearing to explain why he was holding back MORE
