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Arpaio is a modern day Heinrich Himmler
PulpCutter - Sat, Jul 31, 2010 - 07:00 PM
If you like police using their jobs to promote their political interests, this guy's for you!
In 2008, a federal grand jury began an inquiry of Joe Arpaio for alleged abuse of power, in connection with an FBI investigation.[35][36] Arpaio is being investigated for politically motivated and "bogus" prosecutions, which a former US Attorney called "utterly unacceptable".[35][36] Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon has called Arpaio's "long list" of questionable prosecutions "a reign of terror".[36]
The targets of Arpaio's alleged abuse of power have included or currently include: Phil Gordon, Phoenix Mayor;[35] Dan Saban, Arpaio's 2004 and 2008 opponent for the office of Sheriff of Maricopa County;[35] Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General;[35] David Smith, Maricopa County Manager;[35] The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors;[35] Barbara Mundell, Superior Court Presiding Judge;[35] ACLU attorney Daniel Pochoda;[35] Sandra Dowling, former Maricopa County School Superintendent;[36] Mike Lacy, Phoenix New Times.[36]
To date (July 10, 2010), of the above only Sandra Dowling has been successfully prosecuted.[36] Indicted on 25 felony counts, Dowling eventually pled guilty to patronage (to wit: giving a summer job to her daughter), a sole class 2 misdemeanor.[37]
Ref 35: http://www.kpho.com/news/21470567/detail.html
Ref 36:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/07/09/arizona.tough.sheriff/index.html?video=true&hpt=T2
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