Judge Snow: Arpaio Committed Perjury, Criminal Referral to Come

Phoenix New Times ^ | 06/01/2016 | Stephen Lemons

[Cyberman]

...Snow declared that Arpaio, his Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan, Lieutenant Joe Sousa, and former executive chief Brian Sands were guilty of civil contempt for the MCSO's defiance of the judge's orders arising from the civil-rights case Melendres v. Arpaio, in which Arpaio and his agency were found to have committed widespread racial profiling against Latinos in Maricopa County. In a 162-page "Findings of Fact," Snow ruled that Arpaio, Sheridan, and others at MCSO "willfully" and "intentionally" thumbed their noses at the court's dictates and were dishonest with the court and the monitor appointed to watch over the agency.

The purpose of Tuesday's hearing was to discuss remedies for the civil contempt violations and the possibility of referring Arpaio and others to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Arizona for criminal contempt charges, which could carry prison sentences.

During the hearing, Snow said he was considering four individuals for criminal contempt referrals: Arpaio; Sheridan; the former head of the MCSO's internal affairs unit (known as the Professional Standards Bureau), Captain Steve Bailey; and longtime attorney for the MCSO Michele Iafrate....

In its response to Snow's recent findings, the ACLU, which represents the plaintiffs, asked Snow in a memorandum to refer Arpaio and Sheridan to the U.S. Attorney for investigation and possible prosecution for perjury, obstruction of justice, lying to the monitor, and other federal crimes. The ACLU also requested that the sheriff personally be fined $300,000 as part of a civil remedy. ACLU attorney Cecillia Wang raised these issues again at the hearing, flatly stating that "perjury was committed" by Arpaio and Sheridan during their testimony last year....

[crz]

And Flake...the Sons a Bs.

Joe wouldnt pay them off. And believe me, that is how the Mormon cabal works down here.

[mkjessup]

W - The gift that keeps on giving.

Yeah, like 'compassionate conservative' herpes blisters.

[HarleyLady27]

All out blitz on Sheriff Joe and Crew....they want open borders, and we don’t...who’s going to win???? WE ARE, because we support TRUMP!!!

GO.TRUMP.GO!!! ALL THE WAY TO THE OVAL OFFICE!!!

[bestrongbpositive]

Well said. Just another Bush F U.

[LS]

If it’s from the New Times, it’s a New Lie.

[Defiant]

In a just world, this judge would be prosectuted for conspiracy to violate the immigration laws of this country, conspiring with open borders traitors as the judicial part of the crime. What is the difference between a guy like him and a corrupt judge in Chicago put there by the Daley machine and doing its bidding on anything it wants?

[Georgia Girl 2]

Raise your hand if you believe there is any evidence of this BS.

[PhiloBedo]

Kinda like Bill Clinton’s perjury and criminal charges, or Eric Holder’s?

[Truth29]

I presume Arpaio’s legal team has explored a motion to remove the Judge for bias, but have not found a receptive higher court?

[pierrem15]

Just bring more guns.

It's really just about come down to that.

[Seizethecarp]

Ping to (NO LIKELY) referral of Arpaio for criminal perjury...

Begin quote from the article:

Snow, who stood at a lectern for the entire proceeding, agreed. But the jurist noted that a lawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice was at the plaintiffs’ table, as the DOJ was allowed to join the case last year. “[If] the DOJ wants to pursue criminal charges based on my findings,” said Snow, they can.

Wang argued that the plaintiffs have an interest in “seeing that justice is done,” urging Snow to refer Arpaio and Sheridan to the USAO for perjury.

Arpaio’s civil attorney, John Masterson, countered that this would be improper, because the U.S. Attorney’s Office would be unduly influenced and inclined to prosecute if a U.S. district court judge wanted it to do so.

Perjury charges are notoriously difficult to prosecute, and so are rarely brought, several legal sources tell New Times.

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[LucyT]

Thanks, Seizethecarp.

[olezip]

In a 162-page "Findings of Fact," Snow ruled that Arpaio, Sheridan, and others at MCSO "willfully" and "intentionally" thumbed their noses at the court's dictates and were dishonest with the court and the monitor appointed to watch over the agency.

This is a "Snow" scandal! The courts dictates are based on their opinion of what they think should be, not the actual facts.

Snow should take a time out to review and think about what nonsense he is saying. When are common sense and facts going to be used again?

His "Findings of Fact" are pure nonsense. Where do these people come from and what are their educational credentials?

[Nero Germanicus]

Here’s where Judge Snow comes from: Snow was born in Boulder City, Nevada. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1984. He received a Juris Doctor degree from J. Reuben Clark Law School, at Brigham Young in 1987.

Snow started his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Stephen H. Anderson, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from 1987 to 1988. He was in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona from 1988 to 2002. He was a judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals from 2002 to 2008, nominated by Governor Jane Dee Hull (R).

On the recommendations of Arizona Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl, Snow was nominated by President George W. Bush on December 11, 2007, to a seat vacated by Stephen M. McNamee. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26, 2008, and received his commission on July 23, 2008.—Wikipedia, Ballotpedia

[bgill]

Anything to get Sheriff Joe.

[Johnx22x]

Maricopa County is not a predominantly Democratic area and has not been since the 1950s when Barry Goldwater got into politics.

[ManHunter]

I just checked and you’re correct; apologies for the misstatement.

Democratic: 990,417
Green: 4,480
Libertarian: 25,340
Republican: 1,161,816
Other: 1,171,256
Total: 3,353,309

[stephenjohnbanker]

B T T T

[Spitzensparkin1]

Yep, ValJar’s “...Hell to pay...”

FRegards, SS1