Weekend Update: Arpaio sued and on the Feds radar – ALIPAC targets elderly in electioneering efforts

 Posted by Porter Corn on 2010/11/01  Comments Off
Nov 012010
 
Weekend Update: Arpaio sued and on the Feds radar - ALIPAC targets elderly in electioneering efforts

Been busy as hell this weekend leading up to tomorrow, so here’s a wrap up of the haps over the weekend that you might have missed. Jan Brewer Wants to “Live in America,” and So Do the Grass “Ruts” Unelected Guv Jan Brewer, proving once again that porn and booze are cool, dudes. Stupidity, not so much. Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the Feds’ Crosshairs: t’s not lookin’ good for Maricopa County’s corrupt top constable, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and that bottomless pit of iniquity known as the MCSO. County Attorney Rick Romley will be deputizing six Assistant U.S. Attorneys from Burke’s office to be Special Deputy County Attorneys, with the power to investigate and prosecute state crimes, as well as federal. MORE

Is Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s reign about to come to an abrupt end?

 Posted by Porter Corn on 2010/09/18  1 Response »
Sep 182010
 
Is Sheriff Joe Arpaio's reign about to come to an abrupt end?

It seems Sheriff Joe, the flaccid gendarme of Maricopa County Arizona is getting the publicity he crave in a manner he detests, and many hope this is the opening salvo to Arpaio’s demise. If it doesn’t put him in his own tent city, at least the hope is that it will scuttle any chance of this bigot being reelected Sheriff in 2012, and will dash the hopes of all the little bigots who cream their jeans at the thought of ARPAIO for President in 2012. What’s up? We’re getting a glimpse into the inner workings of Sheriff Joe’s 19th floor sanctum from letters and reports including the 63-page memo from MCSO Deputy Chief Frank Munnell. Here’s the dirt: Joe Arpaio’s MORE

DOJ Lawsuit against Joe Arpaio “imminent”?

 Posted by on 2010/08/03  6 Responses »
Aug 032010
 
DOJ Lawsuit against Joe Arpaio "imminent"?

The Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, is apparently fed up with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio refusal to cooperate with their investigation into allegations of discrimination and unconstitutional searches and seizures. In a letter sent to Arpaio today, Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez gave the Sheriff’s Office until Aug. 17 to cooperate with the investigation, and to turn over documents requested last year for an inquiry into claims of discrimination based on national origin. Arpaio, with his typical arrogance, claims the investigation is politically motivated. “MCSO’s refusal to cooperate fully with the Division’s investigation makes it an extreme outlier when compared with other recipients of federal financial assistance, which have uniformly recognized their obligation to cooperate with the Division’s MORE

Sheriff Joe Arpaio makes overt threats to protect buddy Andrew Thomas in Arizona ethics probe

 Posted by on 2010/05/20  Comments Off
May 202010
 
Sheriff Joe Arpaio makes overt threats to protect buddy Andrew Thomas in Arizona ethics probe

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe “Payoso” Arpaio, already eager for SB-1070 to give him some legitimacy in his campaign against Mexicans in his county, is now knee deep in controversy over his involvement in another ethics investigation. The ARIZONA REPUBLIC reports: Sheriff Joe Arpaio has sent letters to current and former attorneys in the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office warning them to watch their words if they speak to investigators looking into possible unethical conduct by former County Attorney Andrew Thomas. The letter threatens the attorneys with criminal charges if they reveal “confidential” information about the sheriff’s inquiries into county Supervisors Don Stapley and Mary Rose Wilcox and Superior Court Judge Gary Donahoe. Interim County Attorney Rick Romley responded with a letter MORE