Top finance minds are among Maricopa County officials who held secret talks on Tuesday about a long running-racial profiling case against the Sheriff’s Office.
An independent auditor recently found that the agency has consistently misstated associated costs.
Maricopa County’s chief financial officer, deputy budget and deputy finance directors were scheduled to take part in the Board of Supervisors’ private executive session.
An independent auditor recently found that more than $163 million in costs county officials tied to the Melendres case were either inappropriate or incorrectly divided.
Now the clock is ticking on a deadline for the Sheriff’s Office to dispute those findings.
Separately, the case monitor is scheduled to hold a quarterly public meeting on reform compliance next week at the federal courthouse downtown.
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U.S. Rep. Adelita Grijalva says federal agents pepper sprayed her during a Friday demonstration against an ICE raid at a popular restaurant on Tucson’s west side. -
No More Deaths’ aid camp is stationed in the middle of the Sonoran Desert, a few miles from the border in southern Arizona. The group said that site was raided by Border Patrol agents the Sunday before Thanksgiving. -
Tempe police found about 400 underage drinkers at Tempe Tavern in spring and fall dragnets. Now, authorities say a deadly hit-and-run is what sent investigators back en force. -
As the Trump administration’s aggressive deportations continue, one group is being targeted that has some law enforcement and prosecutors concerned: U visa applicants. -
The Trump administration has insisted its mass deportation campaign is targeting criminals. But, according to the new report, nearly three in four people booked into ICE custody since October have no criminal conviction.
