Federal judge refers Arpaio for criminal contempt

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source: AZCentral



" A federal judge said Friday that he will refer Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the U.S. Attorney’s Office to be charged with criminal contempt of court.

The decision comes after U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow found that Arpaio intentionally violated various orders rooted in an 8-year-old racial-profiling case.

Snow’s decision, announced in a federal court filing, answers the key question looming over what has been more than a year of contempt proceedings: Was the disregard of orders a criminal or civil contempt-of-court violation?
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more at: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/08/19/arpaio-criminal-contempt-decision/87587572/

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OK hotshot, you get to see what the other side of the courtroom feels like. Pretrial incarceration would be particularly appropriate!

[skylucy]

1. Hot diggity!!!!! YES!

[deathrind]

2. Good

👍🎉🎉🔰⚛🈳☢☣🎯💃🏼👍

[former9thward]

3. The U.S. Attorney's Office can act or ignore this referral.

Given past history of that office in Phoenix I predict they will ignore it.

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5. March 21, 2012...

President Obama Nominates Judge John S. Leonardo to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona

" WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama nominated Judge John S. Leonardo to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona.

“Judge John S. Leonardo’s legal career has been distinguished and impressive,” said President Obama. “I am confident that, as a US Attorney, he will be relentless in his pursuit of justice and serve the people of Arizona with distinction.”

Judge John S. Leonardo: Nominee for United States Attorney for the District of Arizona
Judge John S. Leonardo served as a judge for Pima County Superior Court, a position he held from 1993 to 2012. From 2002 to 2007, he also served as Presiding Judge. Prior to his judicial service, Judge Leonardo served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Arizona from 1982 to 1993 and for the Northern District of Indiana from 1973 to 1982, where he also served as the First Assistant United States Attorney from 1978 to 1982. From 1972 to 1973, Judge Leonardo was an Assistant State’s Attorney for Prince George’s County, Maryland. Judge Leonardo graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1969 and from the George Washington University School of Law in 1972.
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more at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/21/president-obama-nominates-judge-john-s-leonardo-serve-us-attorney-distri

[WhiteTara]

4. Wonderful. Karma in his lifetime.

This is a thing of beauty.

[backscatter712]

6. AWESOME! Hope this shithead gets some hard time in the federal pen.

Hell, make sure he gets nothing to eat except Nutraloaf on the inside...

[underpants]

7. Nice gin blossom you've going there Sheriff

[Egnever]

15. Is that what a gin blossom is.

See that I learned something today.

Thanks!

[LiberalLoner]

20. I can't stand him but as a sufferer of chronic rosacea....

That nose could very well be due to rosacea and not drinking.

Speaking from experience, even with treatment from a dermatologist rosacea can still leave its ugly marks. 😢

Just wanted to put a word in for all of us who have rosacea and would be horrified to think people thought we were just chronic drunks due to broken capillaries.

[underpants]

23. I stand corrected.

[Demonaut]

8. is pink underwear in his future?

[Liberal In Texas]

16. Poetic Justice. The guy is a jerk. n/t

[UTUSN]

9. Aw ri, aw ri, aw ri - could have done without the pic of the a-hole!1 n/t

[TexasProgresive]

10. Pink underwear in a tent jail for you, Joe!

[SCantiGOP]

11. WELCOME; Great timing

He is coming to SC next week to speak at a rally for Cong Mick Mulvaney. His district probably has the highest percentage of Dem-leaning voters in a Rep district.
I wouldn't risk my money on a bet, but I think there could be an upset in at least one of our 6 GOP districts.

[kairos12]

12. Scary thing is he will win his reelection even if behind bars.

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13. He gets a lot of support from folks only slightly younger than himself...

[Downtown Hound]

14. Happy day!

All this good news lately feels wrong somehow. But I'll take it for as long as it lasts!

[struggle4progress]

17. Judge Refers Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Criminal Prosecution

By FERNANDA SANTOS
AUG. 19, 2016

PHOENIX — A federal judge on Friday referred Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his second-in-command for criminal prosecution, finding that they ignored and misrepresented to subordinates court orders designed to keep the sheriff’s office from racially profiling Latinos ...

Mr. Arpaio and Chief Deputy Jerry Sheridan “have a history of obfuscation and subversion of this court’s orders that is as old as this case,” Judge Snow wrote in his order.

Mr. Arpaio and Mr. Sheridan had also made numerous false statements under oath, Judge Snow wrote, and “there is also probable cause to believe that many if not all of the statements were made in an attempt to obstruct any inquiry into their further wrongdoing or negligence.”

The referral does not mean the sheriff will face criminal charges; it is up to federal prosecutors to decide whether to pursue the case. Still, if the prosecutors do not take the case, the judge could appoint a special prosecutor ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/20/us/arizona-sheriff-joe-arpaio.html?_r=0

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18. Judge recommends that Sheriff Joe Arpaio face criminal contempt charges

BY CHRISTOPHER BRENNAN
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Friday, August 19, 2016, 10:05 PM

... Arpaio could be forced from office if convicted of a felony, though the case could also be pursued as a misdemeanor.

The contempt case also includes allegations that the sheriff ordered an investigation to try and undermine Snow, which Arpaio denies ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/judge-recommends-sheriff-joe-arpaio-criminally-charged-article-1.2758586

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19. Judge recommends criminal charges for Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Brahm Resnik, KPNX
7:06 PM. MST August 19, 2016

... In his recommendation, the judge explained just how blatant he felt Arpaio's mistreatment of truth was.

"The test is not whether the testimony was perjurious or false but whether without the aid of extrinsic evidence the testimony is 'so plainly inconsistent, so manifestly contradictory, and so conspicuously unbelievable as to make it apparent from the face of the record itself that the witness has deliberately concealed the truth and has given answers which are replies in form only and which, in substance, are as useless as a complete refusal to answer.'"

The judge's referral of Arpaio for prosecution marks the first time in a 24-year career carpeted with lawsuits that Arpaio might be held personally responsible for misdeeds ...

http://www.12news.com/news/politics/judge-recommends-criminal-charges-for-sheriff-joe-arpaio/284402378

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21. ...

[Mc Mike]

22. Toss him in the klink, with pink skivvys.

[lonestarnot]

24. Now donate to Paul Penzone and let's get rid of his money wasting old ass.