Arpaio subpoenas ACORN, says funds misused

East Valley Tribune ^ | September 17, 2009 | GARY GRADO,

[Jet Jaguar]

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio alleged Thursday that a national community activist organization is using federal and state funds to fight his efforts to enforce immigration law.

Arpaio sent subpoenas to the local chapter and national headquarters of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, asking for a wide array of records he says will connect the organization to a racial profiling lawsuit he is challenging in federal court.

That lawsuit was filed by the immigrant advocacy group Somos America and five Latinos, all of whom are U.S. citizens or are in the country legally, according to the suit.

They allege that Arpaio's deputies singled them out because of their skin color and that the agency has a policy, pattern and practice of racially profiling Latinos, especially during "crime suppression sweeps."

ACORN has been under fire recently after secret video revealed employees advising a pair posing as a pimp and prostitute to break tax laws and open a brothel for underaged girls.

The left-leaning group is also under scrutiny for several voter-fraud cases.

ACORN's local office did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

[Jet Jaguar]

ACORN Ping!

FReep mail me if you want on/off the list.

[Bahbah]

God bless Sheriff Joe.

[dalebert]

go go go

[gubamyster]

ping

[Uri’el-2012]

God bless Sheriff Joe.

Go Joe

There is a lot more buried with the acorns.

[jessduntno]

"They allege that Arpaio's deputies singled them out because of their skin color and that the agency has a policy, pattern and practice of racially profiling Latinos, especially during "crime suppression sweeps." Why isn't he going after the Amish?

[American Constitutionalist]

At least the police are starting to realize where the corruption is: at the top in Washington.

[GeronL]

Those records will be mysteriously lost and gee, might have been stolen.

[pissant]

Go Joe, Go!!

[RWGinger]

Love me some Sheriff Joe

Good for him
I think FINALLY this is too hot for even Dems to ignore

[wastedyears]

[American Constitutionalist]

We ask all the police to help us root out all this corruption from the local level, to the top in Washington.
Are you on the side with the citizens ?

As for us Citizens, we want to let the police know that if you take a stand on rooting out this mess and corruption we stand behind you and are on your side.
PLEASE DON'T LET THE AMERICAN CITIZENS DOWN !!!

OPERATION CITIZENS AND POLICE WATCH

[remaxagnt]

joe wilson sherriff joe whos the next joe to stand up???

[JPG]

Joe knows how to treat his guests...pink underwear, baloney sandwiches, no coffee or cigs, educational TV only and life in a tent. Doubt many would want to make a return visit to his jail. Hurry up and clone this man!

[albie]

Is that “Go Joe” picture for Wilson?

[TXDuke]

Go JOE!

[wastedyears]

Joe Wilson, Joe Arpaio, GI Joe...

[Frantzie]

Sheriff Joe should be President. Awesome! Go after em Joe.

[SevenofNine]

OH MAN props to Sheriff JOe GOD I wish we have dude like him in Cali