"The media-savvy sheriff of Maricopa County, Joe Arpaio, likes to tout himself as the country’s toughest sheriff.
"There’s not much evidence to support the title. So about a new one: America’s Most Expensive Sheriff.
"The bills for the sheriff’s publicity stunts continue to mount.
"Tent City, pink underwear and green bologna may have made the sheriff popular, but what they did most effectively was distract attention from multimillion settlements with the families of inmates killed or severely injured in Arpaio’s jails.
"Next came more than $17 million in settlements with Arpaio’s political enemies — the ones he and Maricopa County Attorney Andy Thomas targeted in their supposed campaign against corruption. Every allegation they served up was laughed out of court. Thomas was disbarred. But Arpaio remains in office, kept there by the very taxpayers whose money he treats like a blank check.
"And now the next bill is coming due: $21.9 million over the next 18 months to comply with a judge’s ruling that Arpaio’s office engaged in widespread racial profiling. The profiling.."
Sheriff Pink is another rich politician running his mouth for personal gain instead of running his department for public good; maybe he should run for president?
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-politicians/republicans/joe-arpaio-net-worth/
http://archive.azcentral.com/opinions/articles/20140103sheriff-joe-arpaio-americas-most-expensive-sheriff-editorial.html