 merrie says: filed against him by Somos America and five individuals who allege that Arpaio targeted them because of their ethnicity. The lawsuit also alleges that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department (MCSO) engages in a pattern of racial profiling when conducting "neighborhood crime suppression sweeps" in Hispanic neighborhoods. "I believe the organization used state and federal funds meant to help poor people to conduct a campaign against me and my officers,"said Arpaio. "These records will show, I believe, that ACORN is in bed with the anti-immigration enforcement organizations which continue to demonstrate in front of my office trying to thwart my officers from enforcing state and federal law." When I spoke with Sandschafer late Thursday, ACORN had not yet seen the subpoena even though MCSO said it had been served. We learned why later: The subpoena meant for the Arizona ACORN office has not been served yet, and the subpoena meant for ACORN's headquarters was served on an . . . . . organization in Washington, DC whose office happens to be located in the same building as ACORN’s local Washington, DC office. Indeed, the MCSO press release says the subpoena meant for ACORN’s headquarters was served by Arpaio’s co-counsel in Washington, DC. The organization who received the subpoena promptly gave it to the ACORN office, but ACORN’s headquarters is not in Washington, DC. ACORN is headquartered in Louisiana. After obtaining a copy of the subpoena, Sandschafer noted, “The subpoena does not seek any of the information Arpaio listed in his press release, which focused on funding.” According to Sandschafer, instead of requesting financial records, the subpoena requests “a... Sandschafer proudly confirmed, “Arizona ACORN has been a leader in the campaign to end the racial profiling, civil rights abuses and harassment and intimidation being perpetrated on our Latino communities every day at the hands of Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his deputies in Maricopa County. In part, as a result of our work, Sheriff Arpaio is now under investigation by the US Justice Department.” Arpaio says that after he reviews the records obtained from the subpoenas, he will make a decision regarding who, if anyone, at ACORN should be deposed. Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dawn-teo/acorn-subpoenaed-by-ameri_b_290904.html |
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