Arpaio: Phoenix mayor major force behind federal investigation
Phoenix Business Journal - by Mike Sunnucks
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon is one of the key forces pressuring the federal government to investigate handling of immigration raids and crime sweeps.

Arpaio says Gordon, during his numerous trips to Washington this year, has lobbied the Obama administration and federal agencies to investigate the sheriff’s office.

Gordon has called for the FBI to look into such activity. The mayor’s office says the civil rights inquiries began during the last days of the Bush administration.

“Actually, the investigations began with the Bush Administration and are continuing, as I understand it, both civilly and criminally,â€