Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Wednesday his office applied for federal stimulus money to hire 25 deputies, but did not receive any of the $100 million passed out Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The sheriff’s office, facing a $17 million deficit, also was left out of $5.5 million in federal stimulus money given to Arizona law enforcement agencies Wednesday to fight drug traffickers along the Mexican border.
The $100 million outlay announced Tuesday went to 1,000 police departments nationwide and will be used to hire 4,700 officers.
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