Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the controversial leading law enforcement officer in Maricopa County, has been delaying a Department of Justice investigation over alleged
“„The sheriff’s failure to cooperate could cost the county millions of dollars of federal funding. Last year, the county received $113 million in federal funds, according to county records; of that, the Sheriff’s Office received $3.8 million. County officials must agree that they will not discriminate in order to receive those funds. [...]