Sheriff Joe Strikes Back
PHOENIX - Lawyers for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio have asked for a probe of federal officials who are investigating the sheriff’s office for alleged discrimination and unconstitutional searches.
Arpaio lawyer Robert Driscoll said in a letter that Department of Justice investigators conducting the civil rights probe improperly shared documents with the Department of Homeland Security, which is auditing Arpaio’s use of federal immigration powers.
Arpaio said both examinations are focused on immigration enforcement efforts. Critics said that deputies racially profiled people during immigration sweeps.
Department of Justice spokesman Alejandro Miyar said the agency will review the letter but declined to comment on Arpaio’s investigation request.
The letter came one day after Arpaio charged that the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security have an ulterior motive in their investigation into the sheriff’s office.
“After serving with the DOJ for nearly 30 years as a ranking official with the DEA, it is almost painful to have to ask for this investigation,” Arpaio said. “But I must take a stand. Every law enforcement agency the DOJ has investigated in the past has bowed down or rolled over to the federal government. This agency and this sheriff will not. Washington should not tell an elected sheriff how to conduct his law enforcement responsibilities.”
Arpaio also said in a press release that the Obama administration is forcing the sheriff to bend on illegal immigration enforcement.
On March 10, the DOJ announced it was launching an investigation into Arpaio and his illegal immigration policies to see if he was racial profiling the Hispanic community.
Arpaio says since the investigation began, the DOJ investigators have lied to senior sheriff’s office officials and engaged in an orchestrated scheme designed to acquire documents and witness testimony surreptitiously in order to discredit Arpaio and his office.
In a letter to U.S Attorney General Eric Holder and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Arpaio voiced his concerns about the DOJ’s investigation into his office.
One concern was that the DOJ and DHS officials obtained interviews and documents from senior sheriff’s officials who should have been entitled to legal counsel but were denied.
Another concern Arpaio has is that in the “100 Day Report” to the Obama Administration, DOJ investigators bragged about the accomplishment of the investigation into Arpaio before they even had any evidence or facts.
Arpaio also says the DOJ admitted it based its investigation into Arpaio solely on “media reports”. He says even Congressman John Conyers, Chairman of the Judicial Committee, said he had no facts or evidence other than what he read in the paper before he asked the DOJ to launch its probe.
Arpaio’s attorneys say they are certain this investigation is not about justice but rather about a new Washington D.C. administration that wants Arpaio to do things the president’s way, for the president’s purpose.
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OBAMA RULES: DOJ admitted it based its investigation into Arpaio solely on “media reports”. He says even Congressman John Conyers, Chairman of the Judicial Committee, said he had no facts or evidence other than what he read in the paper before he asked the DOJ to launch its probe.
If the FEDS fuck this man,this Great Patriot,this GREAT AMERICAN,We will all know its everyman for himself.Have a plan for your family and loved ones.Good fortune and good aim is my wish for all of you.
Agreed! But Sheriff Joe will give as good as he gets or better.
Grizz, it already is every man for himself.
Amen, Grizz. Folks, the federal government oversteps itself daily. They are going to be coming for information peddlers next.
God help you and keep your powder dry.
Racial profile my ass,it’s not like the border is being overun by blond haired blue eyed swedes.
but, if that was the case would we still be pissed?
women!
How can you not racially profile in immigration raids? If I (a white woman, with American accent) lived in Arizona, would they expect Sheriff Joe to raid my home and check my credentials? This is ridiculous. Grizz, you are 100% right. I’m sure there’s other sheriffs out there like him, but it seems like he’s the last old west sheriff around, we need more like him, not less.
If your looking for a guy that has orange hair and a clown suit,you might be looking for BOZO the clown.Therefore you look for guys that look like BOZO the clown….or just guys with 36″ red shoes….it does get confusing
Especially for the Feds. They have trouble finding their own asses…
The clown was already found. He has set up residence @ 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
I love this guy. This guy needs to run for senate.
I’m liking Sheriff Joe’s tie pin.
Give ‘em hell Joe!
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So, has anyone tried to get Sheriff Joe in ACCDF?
One finger shy of the middle one. Right on Joe and may the force be with you.
I was living in arizona a while back. I met Sheriff Joe at a fund raiser. He is real quiet and doesnt draw attention to himself.
I told my friends when living in AZ, if they only paid me a dollar for every illegal I picked up. I could make a thousand dollars per day. They stick out like a sore red thumb.
The majority are mexicans, but they come from every country south of the US border.
The estimates for how many illegals are in AZ, are between 400,000 and 600,000. Thats the ones they know of. A lot of them are passing through to other states.
Nationwide there are supposed to be 20-25 million.
If you want to see how illegals destroy a state, look at California. Its the free medical and stuff thats bankrupting the state.
DID YOU KNOW, Mexico has stricter immigration laws by far, then the USA.
Frick, I can tell you right now where to go to pick up 100 illegals every hour on the hour if you wanted.
Just drive down Gilbert Road between Main Street and US 60 in Mesa, AZ (which is a suburb of Phoenix) and shout out your car window that you need laborers and you would get your fill. The businesses along that stretch of road have posted no loitering signs as the illegals used to group themselves on the business corners in groups of 20 to 30, but as the businesses pushed them away they simply moved down the street to stand on the corners leading into the residential neighborhoods.
The City of Mesa does nothing to stop it. In fact the city was busted for hiring cleaning companies whose employees were nearly all illegals, being paid with taxpayer money.
Thank God for Sheriff Joe.
Give em hell Joe, we got your back.
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sheriff Joe is the real patriot, a true amreican hero
Damn.
Joe is obviously a target since he is a visible representation of a true American. He knows what he wants and he does it. He works his butt off and does the right thing. He also teaches a few criminals how to mend their ways by giving them a hard pill to swallow.
I wish he had 10,000 more just like him across this country.
Give ‘em Hell Joe!
Fuck’em all, Sheriff !
The same cast of characters that declawed LAPD in the 1990s after hunting them fort 30 years. They left a pile of shit for Villaraigosa and the department outgunned and outnumbered. Oh yeah, a plot by the CIA to import cocaine into black hoods according to Maxine Waters.
If they have their way, Phoenix will be just another LA
I just wish the Sheriff would really say what he feels: “Those fucking feds can kiss my ass!”
I know a guy who worked in law enforcement in that area. The FIRST things criminals wanted to know if they were being arrested what county they were in during the stop. They know they don’t want to get arrested in Sheriff Joe’s jurisdiction. They know they’ll get treated as they should be treated…..as a criminal!!
God bless this real American. We got your back Sheriff Joe!