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Speaker at Maricopa County meeting urges end to Melendres-era oversight, cites nearly $300 million cost
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A speaker at a Maricopa County meeting said the federal oversight following the Melendres case has cost county taxpayers nearly $300,000,000 over the past 15 years and called for an end to the court-appointed monitoring of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO).
A speaker at a Maricopa County meeting said the federal oversight following the Melendres case has cost county taxpayers nearly $300,000,000 over the past 15 years and called for an end to the court-appointed monitoring of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO).
"I need to address an issue that has cost Maricopa County taxpayers nearly $300,000,000 in the last 15 years," the speaker said. "The Melendres case that placed the sheriff's office under federal oversight. My friends, I'm all for accountability, and I respect the federal judge in this case, but we are now in our 4th sheriff since this ordeal began. Maricopa County's voters have chosen who…
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