[Kleon]

I did not find it at the MCSO website, but there’s in some press reports of an official statement from the Sheriff:

It's on their press release page (8/19/2011).

He specifically calls out WND for shoddy reporting of the event and even puts "experts" in quotation marks.

So you can see why I'm skeptical about Corsi's latest story on Sheriff Joe.

[ethical]

That press release addresses a WND account of what happened after the original Aug. 17 meeting with the Tea Party. But it does not address the article Corsi wrote on Sept 16.

[charlene4]

This is the latest statement-

WND confirmed with Zullo and with Arpaio’s office that the investigation into the Obama birth certificate has been sanctioned fully by Arpaio’s office. The investigation, they said, will be conducted with “utmost diligence,” and the investigators will be authorized to utilize subpoena power.

Arpaio spokesman Lt. Justin Griffin told WND that Arpaio’s posse will consist entirely of volunteers and will avoid incurring any cost to the taxpayers of Maricopa County.

“I am very grateful that Sheriff Joe Arpaio is a sincere man of his word and a fearless, patriotic American,” Brian Reilly, a spokesman for the Surprise Tea Party, told WND.