[Seizethecarp]

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

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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.

[stephenjohnbanker]

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