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Post by avordvet on Oct 12, 2016 4:06:22 GMT -5
DOJ TO PURSUE CRIMINAL CONTEMPT CHARGE AGAINST SHERIFF JOE ARPAIOMegan Cassidy, Dianna M. Náñez and Michael Kiefer, 8:11 p.m. MST October 11, 2016 Federal prosecutors said Tuesday they will pursue a criminal-contempt charge against Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for defying orders to halt the immigration-enforcement operations that made him a national lightning rod. If convicted, Arpaio could spend up to six months in jail. The move has few precedents in U.S. history, as prosecutors endorsed a federal judge's findings that the lawman intentionally violated the judge's orders. Dozens of protesters who lined the sidewalk outside the federal courthouse Tuesday morning erupted in cheers, hugs and tears when they heard the news. They moved toward the courthouse doors, circled and shouted: “Si se puede! Si se puede!” ( "Yes, we can!") www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2016/10/11/department-justice-charge-arpaio-criminal-contempt/91901204/
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