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Arpaio subpoenas ACORN, says funds misused
East Valley Tribune ^
| September 17, 2009
| GARY GRADO,
Posted on 09/18/2009 10:18:35 AM PDT by 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.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: acorn; aliens; amnesty; arpaio; corruption; gojoego; immigrantlist; joearpaio; racialprofiling; sheriffjoe; squaterrights
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To: FlingWingFlyer; altair; stephenjohnbanker; youturn; little jeremiah; ~Kim4VRWC's~; Mountain Mary; ..
ACORN Ping!
FReep mail me if you want on/off the list.
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:19:33 AM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(A mob of one.)
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:19:42 AM PDT
by
Bahbah
(Only dead fish go with the flow)
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:20:12 AM PDT
by
dalebert
To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..
To: Bahbah
God bless Sheriff Joe.Go Joe There is a lot more buried with the acorns.
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:22:11 AM PDT
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: Jet Jaguar
"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?
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:22:24 AM PDT
by
jessduntno
("Integrity is the lifeblood of democracy. Deceit is a poison in it." - Ted Kennedy (D-HELL)
To: Jet Jaguar
At least the police are starting to realize where the corruption is: at the top in Washington.
To: Jet Jaguar
Those records will be mysteriously lost and gee, might have been stolen.
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09/18/2009 10:23:06 AM PDT
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GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards.com ............. http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
To: Jet Jaguar; AuntB
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:23:16 AM PDT
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: Jet Jaguar
Love me some Sheriff Joe
Good for him
I think FINALLY this is too hot for even Dems to ignore
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:23:48 AM PDT
by
RWGinger
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:23:52 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The best aid we could ever give Africa would be thousands of rifles to throw out their own dictators)
To: Jet Jaguar
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
To: American Constitutionalist
joe wilson sherriff joe whos the next joe to stand up???
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:35:24 AM PDT
by
remaxagnt
(`)
To: American Constitutionalist
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!
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:36:15 AM PDT
by
JPG
(Obama...a 24/7 nightmare.)
To: wastedyears
Is that “Go Joe” picture for Wilson?
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:38:05 AM PDT
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albie
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:40:14 AM PDT
by
TXDuke
To: albie
Joe Wilson, Joe Arpaio, GI Joe...
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:40:30 AM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The best aid we could ever give Africa would be thousands of rifles to throw out their own dictators)
To: Jet Jaguar
Sheriff Joe should be President. Awesome! Go after em Joe.
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posted on
09/18/2009 10:41:19 AM PDT
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Frantzie
(Do we want ACORN running America's healthcare?)
To: Jet Jaguar
OH MAN props to Sheriff JOe GOD I wish we have dude like him in Cali
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posted on
09/18/2009 11:12:14 AM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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