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Arizona Suspends Prosecutor for Wrongfully Charging BLM Protesters

‘VIOLATED DUTIES’

Judge Margaret Downie ruled that April Sponsel “violated duties owed to her client, to the members of the public, to the legal system, and to the profession.”

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a news conference at his headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona
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