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Sheriff Paul Babeu asks officials to investigate claims
by Lindsey Collom - Feb. 21, 2012 11:32 PM
The Republic | azcentral.com
Pinal County's top prosecutor has asked a special panel formed to investigate alleged violations of public trust to review claims made against Sheriff Paul Babeu, and Attorney General Tom Horne said he will investigate Babeu at the embattled lawman's request.
Pinal County Attorney James P. Walsh said Tuesday that the matter will go before the southern subcommittee of the Public Integrity Task Force, a little-used team formed by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council in 1992 to handle cases when local prosecutors had a conflict or wanted to avoid the perception of one. The chairwoman of the subcommittee has agreed to take the case, though no time frame has been set.
Walsh said he felt the independent and bipartisan panel would appropriately handle the allegations and "take the politics out of it." The group includes prosecutors from Cochise, Gila, Greenlee, Pima, Santa Cruz and Yuma counties, the Arizona Attorney General's Office and Tucson. Pinal County is also part of the group, but Walsh said he will not participate.
Meanwhile, Horne said his office also will conduct an investigation into allegations of abuse of power. Horne said he is opening the investigation at Babeu's request.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2012/02/21/20120221sheriff-paul-babeu-scandal-investigation.html#ixzz1n6cXjaTy
The Republic | azcentral.com
Pinal County's top prosecutor has asked a special panel formed to investigate alleged violations of public trust to review claims made against Sheriff Paul Babeu, and Attorney General Tom Horne said he will investigate Babeu at the embattled lawman's request.
Pinal County Attorney James P. Walsh said Tuesday that the matter will go before the southern subcommittee of the Public Integrity Task Force, a little-used team formed by the Prosecuting Attorneys' Advisory Council in 1992 to handle cases when local prosecutors had a conflict or wanted to avoid the perception of one. The chairwoman of the subcommittee has agreed to take the case, though no time frame has been set.
Walsh said he felt the independent and bipartisan panel would appropriately handle the allegations and "take the politics out of it." The group includes prosecutors from Cochise, Gila, Greenlee, Pima, Santa Cruz and Yuma counties, the Arizona Attorney General's Office and Tucson. Pinal County is also part of the group, but Walsh said he will not participate.
Meanwhile, Horne said his office also will conduct an investigation into allegations of abuse of power. Horne said he is opening the investigation at Babeu's request.
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2012/02/21/20120221sheriff-paul-babeu-scandal-investigation.html#ixzz1n6cXjaTy
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