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Arpaio is more crooked than most thought.
Ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio used criminal case to embarrass senator, lawsuit says
One of Arizona senator Jeff Flake’s sons has filed a malicious-prosecution lawsuit, saying Arpaio pursued felony animal cruelty charges against him and his then wife in an attempt to do political damage to the senator and to gain publicity.
Austin Flake and his wife were charged in the heat-exhaustion deaths of 21 dogs in June 2014 at a kennel operated by his in-laws. The Flakes were watching the dogs when the in-laws were out of town. The dogs died when an air conditioning unit failed in a small room where the animals spent the night.
The case against the Flakes was dismissed at the request of prosecutors. The owners of the kennel pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after an expert determined the air conditioner failed because it was not properly maintained.
Ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio used criminal case to embarrass senator, lawsuit says
One of Arizona senator Jeff Flake’s sons has filed a malicious-prosecution lawsuit, saying Arpaio pursued felony animal cruelty charges against him and his then wife in an attempt to do political damage to the senator and to gain publicity.
Austin Flake and his wife were charged in the heat-exhaustion deaths of 21 dogs in June 2014 at a kennel operated by his in-laws. The Flakes were watching the dogs when the in-laws were out of town. The dogs died when an air conditioning unit failed in a small room where the animals spent the night.
The case against the Flakes was dismissed at the request of prosecutors. The owners of the kennel pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges after an expert determined the air conditioner failed because it was not properly maintained.