The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to settle a lawsuit involving Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
The suit, originally filed by the Department of Justice in 2012, claimed Arpaio’s office retaliated against critics of his immigration enforcement policies and county officials and judges who were at odds with the sheriff in legal and political disputes.
It also alleged the sheriff’s office has discriminated against Latinos in business raids aimed at cracking down on identity theft and punished Latino jail inmates with limited English skills for speaking Spanish.