Sheriff Joe better ask Palin for those pink knickers back
I’ve no idea if this’ll pan out that way, but you’ve got to admit the idea of Joe Arpaio behind bars would have a poetic edge:
Arizona Sheriff used hidden database to misspend up to $80 million, officials claim
A hidden computer database recently discovered in the course of a racial profiling investigation shows Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio misspent up to $80 million in funds intended for jail operations, according to Maricopa County supervisors and budget officials.
The hidden database contained payroll logs that detailed staff assignments and payments which were different than the staff assignments and payments reported in the official county-run database, they said.
“They’ve developed a system that basically tracks where they are working versus where they are being paid, and they did not update the official database, which led to the potential problems,” Deputy County Manager Sandi Wilson told The Arizona Republic. “I think they deliberately hid this info from us.”
A spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office denied any intention of hiding information from the county and blamed the duplicate payrolls on a lack of compatible technology between the Sheriff’s Office and county agencies.
Posted by YAFB on 11/12/10 at 07:17 PM • Permalink
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