Justice Department to sue Arizona sheriff (Arpaio) after talks fall through [View all]

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By the CNN Wire Staff

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• The two sides had been in the midst of settlement talks

• The Justice Department wanted Arpaio to allow an independent monitor

• Arpaio: "This will not happen, not on my watch!"

• The government alleges the sheriff's office has committed constitutional violations

updated 5:19 AM EDT, Thu April 5, 2012


(CNN) -- The Justice Department is preparing to sue Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, known internationally as "America's toughest sheriff," saying talks between the two sides have fallen through.

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The two sides were scheduled to meet Wednesday, but Arpaio called off the meeting at the last minute, the Justice Department said.

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(Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez) noted the investigation had uncovered startling levels of racial profiling against Latino drivers, ranging between four and nine times higher than against non-Latino motorists.

Perez added that an independent reviewer involved in the probe described it as "the most egregious racial profiling in the United States" he had ever seen.


http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/05/justice/arizona-sheriff-case/index.html?hpt=hp_t1