Arizona sheriff’s office misused millions set aside to remedy racial profiling

Report reveals Maricopa county spent huge sums on items not connected to court-ordered overhaul of agencyThe sheriff’s office for metro Phoenix spent millions of dollars budgeted for compliance costs in a racial profiling case over Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns on things that had little or nothing to do with a court-ordered overhaul of the agency, according to an expert’s report.The report released on Wednesday criticized the use of compliance money by the Maricopa county sheriff’s office to fund personnel costs and tasks, either in part or in full, that are not connected to the overhaul. Continue reading...

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