AZ Central: U.S. Department of Justice attorneys have opted to pursue a criminal contempt charge against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for violating a federal court’s orders in a racial-profiling case.
The move has few precedents in U.S. history, as prosecutors endorsed a federal judge’s findings that the lawman intentionally violated the judge’s orders.
Arpaio has not yet officially been charged. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton asked the federal government to write an order to show cause, by Wednesday, for her to sign. That will serve as a charging document for the case to go forward against Arpaio only.
The announcement came Tuesday at the case’s first criminal hearing in downtown Phoenix’s federal court.
DOJ attorney John Keller said the government will continue to investigate additional allegations against Arpaio, two aides and a defense attorney for concealing evidence — and therefore obstruction of justice — but will not proceed with a criminal case at this time.
Keller said the statute of limitations may have run out for other criminal contempt allegations against Arpaio and the three others. MORE
Upholding the law is now illegal in 0bamamerica. Offenders will be punished. Up is down, right is wrong, republicans are democrats …
…but…calling for a Special Prosecutor to investigate HILLARY’s CRIMES is “totalitarian.”
Uh huh. Gotcha.
this has to stop!!
You can’t have our Joe!
Screw Obama
Charges dropped on Nov 9 after Trump wins – prosecutors that have not resigned yet are fired in Jan 2017
WHAT?
concealing evidence — and obstruction of Justice????
And Hillary wasn’t charged, indicted or prosecuted for everything from murder, national security breaches, record retention, lying under oath, destroying evidence and taking bribes for jobs & favors?
The DOJ is a political vengeance business, part and parcel of the Obama and Clinton crime syndicate protected by the IRS, DOJ, FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF, and homeland security.
Corruption in Government, corruption awarding contracts, corruption selling pay to play deals, corruption by using the IRS as an enemies list, corruption of the separation of powers, corruption of the Constitution and corruption in the election process. It doesn’t end, it is pervasive.
It appears “The Peoples” congress is complicit. We now know the FBI and the other agencies damn sure are.
We are living in a parallel universe to to the country I was born in.
Joe would make a great general . . .
Hurry, get the bleach bit to him. Oh damn, I forget, it is labeled, “For Liberal use only.”
This is the type of shit you can expect if you’re not an Obutthole card carrying member.
Proving Obama’s birth certificate was a forgery has consequences.
“U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow issued a December 2011 order that barred the Sheriff’s Office from detaining individuals solely on the belief they were in the country illegally, and without being suspected of a state crime.”
So a county sheriff is prohibited from enforcing ALL federal laws, or just those related to immigration?
Eric “The Red” Holder was held in contempt by congress, added it to his resume and landed a $77 million dollar gig with JP Morgan.
Sheriff Joe, on the other hand, will end up in his own tent city with pink underwear and sandwiches.
BREAKING NEWS!!!!! Al Sharpton still owes millions in back taxes! So far our government has done nothing except invite him to the White House.