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Justice Department to Investigate Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio

By | 03.11.09 | 3:17 pm

Federal authorities told Maricopa County, Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Tuesday that they will investigate his department over allegations of discrimination and unconstitutional searches and seizures — a claim his critics have been making for years.

According to The Associated Press, The Justice Department wrote in a letter that More…