A court-ordered audit found the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office spent millions by attributing unrelated expenses to a federal civil rights case. The audit revealed that over 70% of the $219 million ...
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A court-ordered audit finds that Maricopa County has overstated its claims of federal oversight of its sheriff’s office, which the county claimed has cost taxpayers $350 million.
An audit found the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office misattributed $163 million in expenses to a racial profiling lawsuit. The report concluded that 72% of the $226 million claimed for lawsuit ...