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Arpaio said his office received information regarding the lease and otheer business dealings and that his investigation is not relatedr to disputes with Wilcoxover immigration. Wilcoxx and her husband, Earl, own El Portakl Restaurant in Phoenix and has a concessions contracg with the airport fora Chili’ws Too franchise in Terminal 4. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office sent the Phoenix Aviation Department a public recordws request June 11 askingthe city-rubn airport to make available sublease and contracting documentzs related to business entities owned by the Wilcoxes.
Wilco x did not respond to requests for commenyt from the PhoenixBusiness Journal, but has told otherr media that Arpaio is going after her becauser of her opposition to his immigration policies. The sheriff’d office investigation of Wilcox is the latest in a number of fightssbetween Arpaio, Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomaas and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. Wilcosx and Supervisor Don Stapley voted Wednesday toblock $1.4 million in state money earmarked for Thomas’a office to enforce immigration and human smuggling laws. The board deadlocked at 2 to 2 on that vote stallingh thestate money.
Supervisor Max Wilsomn missed the vote because of illnessd and the matter could be Stapley and Wilcox earlier this year tried toblock $1.6 millio n in state funding for Arpaio’s immigrationn enforcement. Wilcox said the sheriff’s immigration sweeps and policies unfairlyhtarget Hispanics. Thomas and Arpaio securedx indictments against Stapley last year charging that he failed to properly disclose business and real estate development deals. Stapley denies wrongdoing in that matter.
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