“The Monitoring Racket: The Grift that Keeps on Giving”
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Witnesses (3)
- The Honorable Debbie Lesko Vice Chair Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Written testimony ↗
- Mr. Felix Garcia President and CEO Zoe Foundation, Inc Written testimony ↗
- Mr. Jon Riches Vice President for Litigation Goldwater Institute Written testimony ↗
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Documents (18)
- Supporting document Testimony of the United Coalition of Public Safety (UCOPS), submitted for the record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- Member statement A statement for the Record from Representative Paul Gosar (AZ-07).
- Supporting document A memo from the Office of the Attorney General titled “Memorandum for Heads of Civil Litigating Components” dated September 13, 2021, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- Supporting document A letter from the Peace Officers Research Association of California to Chairman Jordan and Chairman Biggs, dated February 12, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- Supporting document A statement from Chris Clark, Private Citizen, Taxpayer, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, and President of the Deputies Law Enforcement Association, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- Supporting document An article by Thomas Galvin, chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, titled “Sheriff’s office monitor is draining Maricopa County: A monitor keeps moving goalposts for MCSO officers, putting our safety at risk” dated September 3, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- Supporting document A lease agreement between Luhr’s Investors, LLC and Maricopa County, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- Supporting document A bill from Warshaw & Associates, Inc. to the County of Maricopa, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- Supporting document An article from AZ Family titled “County attorney says monitor has ‘financial incentive’ to continue MCSO oversight” dated July 18, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- Supporting document An article from the Washington Examiner titled “Supervisors call for end to $353M oversight of sheriff’s office” dated July 23, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- Supporting document An article from AZ Family titled “DOJ supports call to end Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office oversight case” dated January 10, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ
- Supporting document A statement from the National Association of Police Organizations, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ
- Supporting document A letter to Attorney General Bondi from Chairman Biggs, dated October 7, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Statement
- Witness document Witness Biography
- Witness document Witness Truth in Testimony
- Witness document Witness Statement
Source: the official Congress.gov record for this event — https://www.congress.gov/event/119th-Congress/house-event/118963. Committee record: Committee record.