Arpaio’s office to pay $200K in racial profiling case
I wonder how many claims are pending:
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has settled a claim with two men and will pay $200,000 in a racial profiling case.
The claim arose out of one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s worksite enforcement raids. Deputies raided a landscaping company in search of identity-theft and fraud suspects.
Julian and Julio Mora were pulled over outside the business on Feb. 11, 2009.
The father and son later contended they were targeted because of their race. Julian Mora is a legal U.S. resident and his son Julio is a U.S. citizen.
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