The U.S. Attorney’s office in Arizona has subpoenaed a report on the investigation into possible misconduct involving three top commanders in the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department, which is headed by the controversial Joe Arpaio, The Arizona Republic reported.
The sheriff’s department has until May 4 to provide the report, which was prepared by Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu and has not been made public. The sheriff’s department has not decided how it will respond to the subpoena, the newspaper reported.
A federal grand jury has been meeting since December 2009 and is examining allegations that Arpaio and officers from his department have abused their power. The newspaper said the U.S. Attorney’s office declined comment about the subpoena.
The investigation of Arpaio’s advisors began in September after a high-ranking officer in the department wrote a memo alleging mismanagement, favoritism, systematic abuse of government policies and potential criminal conduct.
