XPost: can.politics, alt.politics.immigration, alt.politics.obama   
   XPost: sac.politics   
   From: anonymous@antom.com   
      
   Weekend Mexican wrote:   
   > Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio was found guilty on Monday of   
   > criminal contempt for defying a judge's court order to stop   
   > traffic patrols that targeted immigrants.   
   >   
   > Arpaio, 85, was charged with misdemeanor contempt of court,   
   > declaring that he willfully defied a judge's order in 2011 and   
   > prolonged his patrols for another 17 months, Fox 10 Phoenix   
   > reported.   
   >   
   > He is expected to be sentenced on Oct. 5 and faces up to six   
   > months in jail if convicted, though some attorneys doubt Arpaio   
   > will face any jail time.   
   >   
   > Arpaio's lawyers argued that the former sheriff did not intend   
   > to break the law. The ex-lawman admitted to prolonging his   
   > patrols, but then blamed one of his former attorneys for not   
   > fully explaining the court order.   
   >   
   > However, prosecutors insisted that Arpaio ignored the judge's   
   > orders because the former sheriff was attempting to boost his   
   > 2012 campaign.   
   >   
   > "He wanted to raise money and win re-election, and it worked,"   
   > prosecutor John Keller said.   
   >   
   > Arpaio's lawyers said they would appeal the verdict, contending   
   > their client's legal fate should have been decided by a jury,   
   > not a judge. They also said U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton   
   > violated Arpaio's rights by not reading the decision in court.   
   >   
   > "Her verdict is contrary to what every single witness testified   
   > in the case," his lawyers said in a statement. "Arpaio believes   
   > that a jury would have found in his favor, and that it will."   
   >   
   > Last week, Arpaio said he felt "optimistic" about his case.   
   >   
   > Arpaio's tactics over 24 years in office drew fierce opponents   
   > as well as enthusiastic supporters nationwide who championed   
   > what they considered a tough-on-crime approach, including   
   > forcing inmates to wear pink underwear and housing them in tents   
   > outside in the desert heat.   
   >   
   > He was voted out of office in November 2016, defeated by little-   
   > known retired Phoenix police Sgt. Paul Penzone.   
   >   
   > The Associated Press contributed to this report.   
   >   
   > http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/07/31/ex-sheriff-joe-arpaio-found-   
   > guilty-criminal-contempt.html   
   >   
      
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