Joe Arpaio's Office Misspends $80 Million In Taxpayer Money

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors concluded today that Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his office spent as much as $80 million inappropriately.  The money, which comes from a voter approved sales tax, was earmarked to be spent on improving conditions in County jails.  Instead, findings reveal that the money was spent on questionable anti-immigration sweeps, investigating political enemies and thousands on vacations for Sheriffs Office officials.

Arpaio seemed hesitant to answer allegations to the press, but he had no problem making sure his book was in plain view of the cameras.  The County Board of Supervisors agreed to forward on their information to federal prosecutors, who are already investigating allegations of illegal racial profiling taking place during traffic stops and immigration sweeps.  This isn't the first allegation of illegal activity pointed at the Sheriff.

Last month, it was determined that Arpaio broke state voting regulations by airing a commercial, not asking people to vote for him, but telling people not to vote for Maricopa County Attorney Rick Romley.

Arpaio has been called both "The country's toughest Sheriff", and "The country's most corrupt law enforcement offical".  Since 2007, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has been responsible for deporting 26,146 immigrants, almost a quarter of the 115,000 people deported nationwide.