On Dec. 1, Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Andrew Thomas filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against the entire Board of Supervisors and other county leaders.
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The tip line — 877-613-2137 — is in both English and Spanish and asks those with information about the sheriff’s department to leave their names and numbers.
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Justice Department spokesman Alejandro Miyar said the tip line is part of the federal civil rights inquiry and that the department also is using 800 numbers for other investigations.
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The money would pay for anticipated legal fees from Valley law firms Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart; Sanders and Park, and Wilenchik and Bartness.
County officials said $7 million is the equivalent of 100 salaries for full-time employees or a 1.4 cent drop in the property tax rate.
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