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Posted on 06/22/2015 5:54:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The son of U.S. Senator Jeff Flake has filed suit in federal court against Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Maricopa County, claiming that the sheriff's investigation into the deaths of 23 dogs last year at Gilbert's Green Acre dog boarding facility was motivated by politics, spite and Arpaio's insatiable hunger for publicity.
The complaint, which was filed late Friday, alleges that Arpaio directed his deputies to target Flake's son Austin and Austin's now estranged wife Logan because of the media-value of their last name. The sheriff also hounded his investigators to establish a link between the Senator and the animal cruelty case involving his son.
As a result, the complaint states that the MCSO conducted surveillance on the U.S. Senator's Mesa residence.
The complaint cites notes made by Deputy Chief David Trombi, indicating that the MCSO was watching the Senator's house on June 27, 2014, though Austin and Logan Flake actually were in Utah at the time.
Read the latest lawsuit brought on by Arpaio's abuse of power.
The filing also alleges that the sheriff's office went through the phone records of Austin and Logan Flake, "specifically searching for any calls to or from Senator Flake or his wife during the time of the incident," but found none.
Arpaio knew "the Flake name would garner publicity" for his office, according to the complaint, so Arpaio "publicized the criminal case against the Flakes heavily."
Ultimately, Arpaio illegally sought and obtained an indictment against the Flakes, who were taking care of the facility for Logan's mother Maleisa Hughes and Maleisa's husband Todd, while they were away.
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office later dropped the indictment against the Flakes, after their lawyer Dennis Wilenchik revealed to the court that a sheriff's deputy allegedly lied to the grand jury in the case.
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There is absolutely no legal merit to this case. Flake and his flaky dad should GTH!
Joe hate
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Get out the popcorn.
“...claiming that the sheriff’s investigation into the deaths of 23 dogs last year at Gilbert’s Green Acre dog boarding facility was motivated by politics, spite and Arpaio’s insatiable hunger for publicity.”
23 dogs? Just how many dead dogs does he think would justify an investigation?
The complaint is an easy read. There was an investigation. The legal question is whether or not the dog-sitters intentionally killed the dogs (as alleged in the criminal complaint), or their negligence killed the dogs, or if the AC really did quit working without their knowledge, etc.
It couldn’t possibly have happened because an animal lover ratted him out.
It reads okay on its face, but the hurdle for finding against the government, which is what the DA and Arapio represent, is set very high. There is little chance of prevailing against the sheriff. The DA is supposed to know better.
There is some rot in AZ right now. The AZ senate’s senate president’s 18 year old son has been given a minimal sentence for sodomizing 18 boys. He and his accomplice were charged in January of 18 counts of aggravated assault and 18 counts of kidnapping.
Yesterday, the pair was offered a plea agreement that will include no record of sexual assault; they will likely receive 90-day jail sentences, though the judge could reduce the charges and give them no jail time at all.
Whenever you read the term “Jeff Flake’s son,” you know TROUBLE follows.
YA think maybe it was motivated by 23 dead dogs???
In some parts of the country, that gives the victims' families just enough time to load magazines, sharpen shovels, pick a quiet and remote spot, etc.
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I wish Joe was 30 years younger.
Maybe it’s more like Son-of-Flake is suing Arpaio “because of the media-value of” HIS name.
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