Former sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona was convicted of a federal crime, but he won't have to serve a day. On Friday evening, President Donald Trump pardoned the former lawman, whose illegal "anti-immigration sweeps" were described by one Justice Department investigator as the "most egregious" racial profiling case he'd ever encountered.
"Sheriff Joe Arpaio is now 85 years old, and after more than 50 years of admirable service to our nation, he is a worthy candidate for a presidential pardon," proclaims the White House statement announcing the pardon.
Arpaio was originally found guilty in July of criminal contempt charges, which were related to a 2007 class action lawsuit accusing the former lawman of targeting and illegally detaining Latino residents because he suspected them of being undocumented immigrants. He was to be sentenced in October.
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