Maricopa County

GOP-backed Arizona election audit shows Biden won

In this May 6, 2021, file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool, File)

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Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols to cost Arizona …

In this Aug. 26, 2019, file photo, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio poses for a portrait at his private office in Fountain Hills, Arizona. The taxpayer costs for the racial profiling lawsuit stemming from the immigration patrols launched a decade ago by Arpaio are expected to reach $202 million by the summer of 2022. Officials approved a tentative county budget Monday, May 17, 2021, that provides $31 million for compliance costs in the fiscal year that begins on July 1. No one in county government can say exactly when those costs will start to decline or end. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

DOJ expresses concern over possible civil rights violations …

Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are being examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, who was hired by the Arizona State Senate at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Thursday, April 29, 2021. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)

Arizona officials say despite social media claims, Sharpie …

Maricopa County elections officials count ballots, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, at the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Joe Arpaio again loses Maricopa County sheriff’s race

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, poses for a photograph in front of his campaign vehicle as he ran for his former position of Maricopa County Sheriff again on July 22, 2020. (Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press)

Nurse Charged With Murder in Killing of Friend Who Asked …

A doctor draws medicine into a syringe in this file photo. (Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GettyImages)

Ex-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Enters Race to Try …

Sheriff Joe Arpaio attends a rally by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Oct. 4, 2016, in Prescott Valley, Arizona. (Credit: Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images)

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Arizona Woman Faces Criminal Charges After Allegedly …

Erin Darr is seen in this undated photo released by the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Arizona. (Credit: CNN)

Arizona Woman, 92, Allegedly Killed Son Who Wanted …

A 92-year-old woman allegedly killed her son in Arizona because she did not want to be sent to an assisted living facility, authorities said. (Credit: Maricopa Co. Sheriff's Office)

Arpaio Attorneys Ask Court to Dismiss Case Against …

Trump Asked AG Sessions to Consider Dropping Arpaio …

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, endorses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prior to a rally on Jan. 26, 2016 in Marshalltown, Iowa. (Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Trump Pardons Joe Arpaio, Clearing Controversial …

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, listens as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press prior to a rally on Jan. 26, 2016, in Marshalltown, Iowa. (Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Found Guilty of …