Joe Arpaio
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• Arpaio has been accused of various misconduct, including abuse of power, misuse of funds, failure to investigate sex crimes, improper clearance of cases, unlawful enforcement of immigration laws, and election law violations
• A Federal court monitor was appointed to oversee his office's operations because of complaints of racial profiling
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• As of September 2015, cases involving Arpaio or his office have cost Maricopa County taxpayers $142 million in legal expenses, settlements, and court awards
• In October, 2016 Federal prosecutors charged Arpaio with criminal contempt of court, saying he willfully defied a judge’s orders to stop targeting Latinos — including citizens and legal immigrants — in traffic stops and other law enforcement efforts, behavior the judge said showed a pattern of discriminatory policing
• Arpaio styles himself as "America's Toughest Sheriff
• " Starting in 2005, he has taken an outspoken stance against illegal immigration
• In 2010, he became a flashpoint for opposition to Arizona's SB1070 anti-illegal immigrant law, which was largely struck down by the U