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March 11, 2009
Justice Dept. Opens Investigation of Arpaio's Office
NY Times National Briefing | Southwest
Arizona: Inquiry Into County Sheriff’s Office
By PAUL GIBLIN
Published: March 10, 2009
The United States Department of Justice opened an investigation into the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office for suspected civil rights violations. The sheriff’s office is run by Joe Arpaio, who has gained national attention for ordering deputies to patrol rural highways, raid Latino neighborhoods and storm municipal buildings in the dead of night in search of illegal immigrants. “Our investigation will focus on alleged patterns or practices of discriminatory police practices and unconstitutional searches and seizures conducted by the M.C.S.O., and on allegations of national origin discrimination,” Loretta King, acting assistant attorney general, wrote in a letter to Sheriff Arpaio.
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