Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal, Joe Arpaio Deputies Sued For Reality Show Tank Raid

Jillian Rayfield | March 8, 2012, 11:54AM

Actor Steven Seagal and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office are facing a lawsuit for allegedly conducting an "improper" raid on a man's home and driving a tank through his front gate, while filming an episode of the reality show Steven Seagal: Lawman.

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Topics: Arizona, Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County, Sheriff Joe, Steven Seagal

Joe Arpaio

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Claims Obama Birth Certificate A 'Fraud'

Nick R. Martin | March 1, 2012, 6:29PM

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio dove head first into the birther movement on Thursday, arguing at a news conference in Phoenix that President Obama's birth certificate is a fake and that crimes were committed in its creation.

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Topics: Arizona, Barack Obama, Birthers, Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Joe

2010 Elections

Judge Approves Tea Party Items At Polls In Sheriff Joe's Territory

Ryan J. Reilly | November 2, 2010, 10:32AM

Tea Partiers -- or supporters of any political cause or candidate -- will be allowed to wear their gear to the polls in Maricopa County, the Arizona Republic reports.

After a federal judge decided on Monday that "'tea party' T-shirt or any apparel that does not express support for or opposition to" a candidate, proposition or political party on the ballot should be allowed, a Maricopa County election official said she would not be able to retrain poll workers less than a day before the election. So Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell told the Arizona Republic she'll let any apparel in.

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Sheriff Joe

DOJ 'Hopeful' Sheriff Joe Will Cooperate With Discrimination Probe (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | August 25, 2010, 8:05AM

A lawyer representing controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio met with lawyers at the Justice Department on Tuesday to discuss the government's request for documents as part of their inquiry into whether Arpaio's immigration enforcement is discriminatory.

In early August, DOJ sent a letter to Arpaio's attorneys which established a deadline for his office to voluntarily turn over documents. The letter said the Justice Department would sue if Arpaio did not cooperate.

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Topics: Joe Arpaio, Justice Department, Robert Driscoll, Sheriff Joe