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In our last press release, we stated that we had been doing some investigative work, but could not detail our location, due to the sensitive nature of the work we were doing. At this point, The Birther Summit is able to state that our investigation encompassed the greater Honolulu area, where, for two weeks, we were able to uncover key pieces of evidence regarding what are believed by many to be fraudulent documents that have been released to the public. While we are not yet at liberty to discuss the details of the evidence, due to specific restraints placed upon...

While the top Republican candidates refuse to touch the issue of Barack Obama's eligibility, at least four are eagerly seeking the endorsement of America's best-known lawman, who told a gathering of Florida tea partiers yesterday that his "Cold Case Posse" probe examining the president's qualification for his state's 2012 ballot is in full swing. SNIP In a sit-down interview with WND before his speech, Arpaio was asked to clarify whether his decision to launch the inquiry was simply because his constituents asked him, and he felt obligated, or because he is convinced that there is something to find. He replied:...

Amid death threats, Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio is scratching his head over the major media's virtual silence about his decision to investigate Barack Obama's eligibility to run for re-election. "Getting death threats is nothing new for me," Arpaio told WND, referring to his national reputation as a tough enforcer of immigration laws. "But why has the media has decided to black out all news of our Obama investigation? That's what I don't understand. "I'm a controversial guy and usually the media is all over me," he continued, "but when I decided to investigate Obama, the media has suddenly...

Sheriff Joe threatened for probing eligibility Says intimidation comes from drug lords, Obama fans: 'I'm not sure which are worse' Amid death threats, Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio is scratching his head over the major media's virtual silence about his decision to investigate Barack Obama's eligibility to run for re-election. "Getting death threats is nothing new for me," Arpaio told WND, referring to his national reputation as a tough enforcer of immigration laws. "But why has the media has decided to black out all news of our Obama investigation? That's what I don't understand. "I'm a controversial guy and...

Sheriff Joe Arpaio came up with the idea to demand the original microfilm of Obama's birth certificate after he saw evidence from his Cold Case Posse in Maricopa County, Ariz., that the White House apparently released to the public three different versions of the long-form birth certificate. "Show me the microfilm, not the copies the White House released," Arpaio has insisted. What the White House released on April 27 were not original documents but purportedly scans of original birth documents that remain in the Hawaii Department of Health vault. WND reported yesterday that in 1966, the Hawaii Depatment of Health...

The video from Arizona Patriot shows Attorney Orly Taitz presenting Sheriff Joe with evidence about Obama's Connecticut social security number. Sheriff Joe then gives an update on his Cold Case Posse looking into Obama's forged birth certificate.

Arizona's maverick Sheriff Joe Arpaio promised surprises in his jurisdiction's investigation of Barack Obama's eligibility for the presidential ballot and his Cold Case Posse is delivering – raising questions that touch on the authenticity of the long-form birth certificate issued last April and the possibility Obama is using a fraudulent Social Security Number. Sources close to the investigation say the posse has decided it needs to see original birth records before it can conclude whether Obama should be eligible for the presidential ballot in 2012, not an electronic file or scanned copies. The sources say the panel needs to examine...

by John HillStand With ArizonaWhile Washington, D.C. has no answers to deal with record unemployment or illegal immigration, the "Sheriff Joe Jobs Program" continues apace. Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Arpaio executed his 55th workplace raid at a Phoenix printing plant - Prisma Graphic. The Sheriff's Office received two separate tips that 17 of the employees were illegal aliens who used false or stolen identification to get their jobs. Stunningly, some of those employees were seen printing out Wells Fargo credit-card information, government hunting tags and Health Net information in secure areas of the printing plant - giving them potential access...

Presidential candidate Herman Cain will be in Phoenix next week and part of that visit includes a sit-down and presumed media opportunity with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Real Clear Politics has one of the stories about the Cain-Arpaio meeting. Cain appears to now be running second behind Mitt Romney in the Republican presidential race. Arpaio has met with some other presidential candidates including Michele Bachmann.

C-span video from annual Values Voter Summit. Over two hours of speeches from today. Herman Cain speech at 01:34:00 followed by Newt Gingrich. http://www.c-span.org/Events/GOP-Leaders-Discuss-Values-With-Conservative-Voters/10737424634/

How would you rate the job that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has done? Good Fair Poor Undecided

by John HillStand With ArizonaGOP candidates have been calling and visiting Sheriff Joe Arpaio for 3 weeks now, trying to win his endorsement. So who will he choose? Perhaps no one. Responding to a question on CNN as to which GOP presidential candidate had the best immigration plan, Arpaio said, "I have my own plan, maybe I should run for president." CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona has constituted a special law enforcement posse to investigate allegations brought by members of the Surprise, Ariz., Tea Party that the birth certificate Barack Obama released to the public April 27 might be a forgery, WND has learned. The posse, under the authority of Arpaio's office, will consist of two former law enforcement officers and two retired attorneys, headed by Michael Zullo, a retired police detective originally from Bergen County, N.J. WND confirmed with Zullo and with Arpaio's office that the investigation into the Obama birth certificate has been sanctioned fully by Arpaio's...

.Failed criminal investigations of politicians and judges by America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff were put under a microscope in a disciplinary hearing launched Monday ....

E-Verify is an Internet-based system operated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). E-Verify is currently free to employers and is available in all 50 states. E-Verify provides an automated link to federal databases to help employers determine employment eligibility of new hires and the validity of their Social Security numbers. If you were an employer and entered Barack Hussein Obama’s social security number 042-68-4425 into the data base to verify that he was eligible for employment in the United States you could not legally hire him. Here is what e-verify would tell you about...

by John HillStand With ArizonaSheriff Joe and his deputies conducted a raid on 2 Mexican restaurants in Phoenix, arresting 7 illegal aliens for identity theft. It was Arpaio's 53rd such raid. "Stealing people's identity is a Class 4 felony, a very serious crime," Arpaio said. "With the unemployment problem, maybe they will hire legitimate U.S. citizens now to fill the five vacancies here and not hire those in this country illegally." Indeed that is what often exactly what happens after an Arpaio raid: jobs are liberated for legal Americans. We call it "Sheriff Joe's Jobs Program", and it is...

PHOENIX – The Arizona sheriff known for dressing inmates in pink underwear and feeding them green baloney is inviting people to choose the most popular jail booking photos posted on his website. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (ar-PY'-oh) allows online users to browse through the photos and then vote on their favorites that will be highlighted on a "Mugshot of the Day" section.

On Friday [March 4, 2011], Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio raided four Phoenix-area Pei Wei restaurants, in search of more 100 illegal workers, many of whom were allegedly using stolen Social Security numbers. The raid turned up dozens of illegal aliens, and as a result, Pei Wei bought a full page ad in the local paper—seeking new, legal hires. On Monday [March 7,2011], people were lined to apply for those jobs that people such as Sen. John McCain continuously tell us “Americans won’t do.” Among the job applicants was Jacquelyn Paul, who has a master’s degree and has owned her...

PHOENIX - Federal Judge Susan Bolton has ruled in favor of denying bond to illegal immigrants who were arrested on felony charges. Judge Bolton ruled in favor of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Bill Montgomery. They were being sued by two national law firms and the National ACLU Representatives. In 2006, Arizona voters passed Proposition 100, which precluded bail to arrestees who entered or remained in the state illegally and who were charged with serious felony offenses. The ACLU claimed the law was unconstitutional and sued to stop it from being enforced. They alleged that the law...

PHOENIX - Just days after Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced a plan to have posse members search for drugs by air, he's calling the mission a success. On Monday, Sheriff Arpaio announced "Operation Desert Sky." About 30 posse members volunteered their time and aircraft to help deputies patrol the desert. On Thursday, Arpaio showed off the mission's haul so far: more than a ton of marijuana, 115 arrests. Six of those arrests were illegal immigrants smuggling drugs. "So it is a big problem when you talk about drugs (slash) illegal immigration, it's getting more connected every day," said Arpaio....