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'Obama Fanatic' Threatened To Kill Sheriff Arpaio

A Tennessee man who threatened to put "a thousand bullet holes" in Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been sentenced to supervised probation for the online threat.

March 14, 2012

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Sheriff Joe: Obama's Birth Certificate Is Fake

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio said his investigators have uncovered evidence that President Obama's long-form birth certificate is a forgery.

February 29, 2012

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Sheriff Arpaio Calls DOJ Report 'Sad Day for America'

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio fired back at federal investigators who accused his office of discriminatory policing in a report. Arpaio called it a Pearl Harbor-style sneak attack and political pandering by the Obama administration

December 15, 2011

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Sheriff Arpaio Loses Federal Immigration Enforcement Powers

The Obama Administration's Department of Homeland Security stripped Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio of several federal tools for immigration enforcement, following a scathing Justice Department report accusing him of discriminatory policing.

December 14, 2011

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Sources Say Sheriff Arpaio Botched Sex Crime Cases

More than 400 sex-crime cases reported to Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office during a three year period were inadequately investigated.

December 4, 2011

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Arizona Sheriff Settles Profiling Claim

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio has agreed to pay $200,000 to settle a claim by two Latino men who claimed deputies had pulled them over and detained them because of their race.

July 10, 2011

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Sheriff Joe: Reorganizing Office Will Restore Pride

In his final report, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu called for the resignation of the commanders of the Maricopa County Anti-Corruption Enforcement, or MACE, unit. The report details the six-month investigation that revealed 50 allegations of misconduct.

May 3, 2011

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Sheriff Joe Launches Mugshot Rating Contest

Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio's newest idea for bringing traffic to his Web site — launching a "Mugshot of the Day" that allows users to vote for the mug of the booked suspect they like best.

April 18, 2011

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Sheriff Joe Rolls SWAT, Actor Steven Seagal to Arrest Cockfighting Suspect

The Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff's tactical deputies used the Lenco Bear armored rescue vehicle to open up a locked iron gate at the residence of Jesus Llovera, who was wanted on a cockfighting warrant.

March 23, 2011

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Arizona Agency Offers Alternative to Sheriff Joe's Tent City

For $200 per night, inmates can spend their time in Scottsdale, eating frozen meals indoors rather than spooning up a "horrific mixture of odds and ends" under the blazing sun in Tent City.

March 1, 2011

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Feds Sue Sheriff Arpaio, Claiming Discrimination Against Hispanics

The federal government has been trying to obtain the records from Arpaio since March 2009 in connection with its probe that his office is engaging in alleged discrimination, unconstitutional searches and seizures, and jail policies that discriminate against people with limited English skills.

September 1, 2010

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Sheriff Arpaio Says Mexican Cartel Placed $1 Million Bounty On His Head

The sheriff's spokeswoman relayed the threat, which came from the FBI, according to the Arizona Republic. As a vocal proponent of tougher enforcement of illegal immigration, Arpaio said death threats against him are not unusual. He said the more recent bounty was for $5 million.

August 2, 2010