PHOENIX (AP) — Federal authorities said Friday that they’re closing their abuse-of-power investigation into Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona without filing charges against him.
Authorities were investigating America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff for his part in failed public corruption cases against officials who were odds with him. Arpaio brought cases against a judge and two county officials in 2009.
Federal authorities also decided to not prosecute matters tied to alleged misuse of county credit cards by sheriff’s officials, alleged misspending of jail-enhancement funds and other matters.
“They did their investigation, they didn’t find enough probable cause and they didn’t bring an indictment,” Arpaio said at a hastily called news conference after returning from the Republican National Convention in Florida. “We don’t go around framing anybody. My people are not crooks.”
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are we done with Eric Holder yet ?, why is this stool sample still on Office ?, we MUST rid this nation of these people, and stop the lefts takeover of the American dream and prosecute all of them, starting with obama, and working our way down.
Clearly this is an attempt by the Democrats to take the birth certificate problem off the plate. They can not produce a birth certificate from the United States so they must quiet the issue before the election.
I am praying for Sheriff Arpaio to continue to seek wisdom from God and to continue his endeavor to find this president guilty of being non qualified. It is more than the Republican party has done when they should have impeached him many times. Kudos to a brave man.