Like it was explained to me back in 1997, sheriff Joe is a front man, who is allowed to roam free, and while everyone is so focused on what Sheriff Joe is doing, behind the scenes the county board and other state officials doing shady deals. It is a discretionary measure. Most of Joes so called friends on the county board can not stand him. They a rumored to have said, Joe is arrogant and manipulative. It is also rumored that Joe has secretly become very wealthy off questionable activities and investments. He is no better than mafia pond scum that launder money through strip clubs and massage parlors, etc. The county board and state officials will not kick Sheriff Joe to the curb, until they are forced to, either legally or by the people.
What I have stated is true in my opinion, from information given to me by individuals directly associated with Joe. Sheriff Joe has become a very wealth man off of the Arizona tax payers and so have other state officials. Kick Joe to the curb and state officials will be scrambling to find a replacement that can be as arrogant and as controllable.
I met a couple of Sheriff Joes friends/associates in the very late 1990’s and from the feast of drugs they had stacked in their homes, you would of swore they were drug suppliers, or it was a drug store house...
Sheriff Joe's busting of drug storage houses, was just a publicity stunt to make himself look good, in the midst of all the flack he has been getting for harassing immigrants. Joe is a good bullshitter, and that is what it is, all a bunch of shit…
Remember, Joe will not get kicked out office until the people demand it and don’t forget to start paying attention to what the county board members are doing. Some of their contract rewards to contractors are questionable, especially since many of them secretly or indirectly own stock in the companies or are getting free/reduced priced perks on the side from the contactors which are being granted the contracts. Some times you will find the contractor employs, or is owned by a relative of a board member…
Look at Sheriff Joe and his close relatives, and the prison system. It is no secret all you have to do is a little research to find unethical activity in the county prison/jail system, as far as it contractors and suppliers…