Arizona sheriff, Joe Arpaio, admits under oath that he used tax payer money to investigate the wife of a judge presiding over a lawsuit against him. Oops.

Courtesy of AZ Family:  

In a bombshell revelation, Sheriff Joe Arpaio acknowledged Thursday that his office was behind a secret investigation into the wife of the judge presiding over a racial-profiling lawsuit against the brash Arizona lawman known for his anti-immigration patrols. 

A contempt-of-court hearing in the case took the strange turn after the sheriff finished his testimony and Judge Murray Snow began asking him questions, including whether Arpaio was investigating him and his family. 

"Are you aware that I've been investigated by anyone?" the judge asked. 

Arpaio said he believed his former lawyer, Tim Casey, had hired a private investigator to investigate Snow's wife after she purportedly made a comment that about the judge not wanting the sheriff to get re-elected in 2012. 

"We weren't investigating you," Arpaio told the judge. "We were investigating some comments that came to our attention."

Yeah we weren't investigating you, just your wife. 

That sounds so much better.

Here's more3 courtesy of AZ Central: 

Arpaio said he had come into the possession of an e-mail from a tipster who claimed to have met Snow's wife at a restaurant, and that Snow's wife said the judge "wanted to do everything to make sure I'm not elected." 

Arpaio said his counsel then hired a private investigator to look into the matter. 

"Results confirmed that your wife was in that restaurant," Arpaio told Snow. "I guess (the investigator) talked to the witness, confirmed that that remark was made." 

Snow additionally questioned Arpaio about a second investigation also related to Snow. Arpaio acknowledged that some time in 2013, county funds were used to conduct investigations into the Department of Justice, which is leading an ongoing racial-profiling lawsuit against the Sheriff's Office. 

Arpaio said an informant had indicated that the DOJ had been penetrating Arpaio's e-mails as well as those of local attorneys and judges. Arpaio indicated that Snow was one of the judges but said he later conceded that his informant was unreliable.

Okay so he kinda sorta was also investigating the judge, as well as his wife?

And he used county funds to conduct these investigations?

Gee I wonder if Sheriff Joe will get one of those attractive pink uniforms when HE gets sent to the big house?

I swear has this woman ever befriended somebody who WASN'T a racist criminal?