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April 11, 2012

Arizona Prosecutor, Arpaio Ally Disbarred for Politically Motivated Cases 
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A former Arizona prosecutor known as the right-hand man to the notorious
anti-immigrant Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been disbarred. Andrew
Thomas of Maricopa County was stripped of his license on Tuesday for
bringing charges against two county officials and a judge for political
gain. An earlier court decision found Thomas brought the charges with
the intent to embarrass people he considered political foes. In its
ruling disbarring Thomas, a three-member Arizona court system ethics
board said that it believes Sheriff Arpaio likely conspired with Thomas
in bringing the charges.



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