Arpaio sued for failure to produce documents









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PHOENIX — Attorneys for the U.S Department of Justice sued Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday for refusing to provide them with documents they want for their civil rights investigation.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court here, says the agency began a preliminary inquiry of the sheriff’s department in 2008 amid allegations that employees have been “engaged in a pattern or practice of discriminatory law enforcement conduct,” both on the streets and in the jails.

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jack on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:19

Should be interesting to see how this suit plays out!

Huachuca Henry on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 06:13

Before you start blaming Obama,the investigation was started under Bush.

“The lawsuit, filed in federal court here, says the agency began a
preliminary inquiry of the sheriff’s department in 2008 amid allegations
that employees have been “engaged in a pattern or practice of
discriminatory law enforcement conduct,” both on the streets and in the
 jails.”