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Arpaio said his office received information regarding the lease and other business dealings and that his investigatiob is not related to disputes with Wilcoxover immigration. Wilcox and her Earl, own El Portal Restaurant in Phoenix and has a concessions contract with the airportf fora Chili’s Too franchise in Terminal 4. The Maricopw County Sheriff’s Office sent the Phoenix Aviatiomn Department a public records request June 11 askingthe city-rujn airport to make available lease, subleased and contracting documents related to business entities ownerd by the Wilcoxes.
Wilcox did not respond to requests for commentg from the Phoenix Business but has told other media that Arpaiok is going after her because of her opposition to his immigration The sheriff’s office investigation of Wilcox is the latesf in a number of fights betweenm Arpaio, Maricopa County Attorney Andreqw Thomas and the Maricopa County Boardr of Supervisors. Wilcox and Supervisor Don Stapley votefd Wednesday toblock $1.4 million in statde money earmarked for Thomas’s office to enforce immigration and human smuggling laws. The board deadlocked at 2 to 2 on that vote stallingb thestate money.
Supervisod Max Wilson missed the vote because of illness and the mattee couldbe revisited. Stapley and Wilco x earlier this year tried toblock $1.6 million in statw funding for Arpaio’s immigratiom enforcement. Wilcox said the sheriff’s immigration sweeps and policies unfairly target Hispanics. Thomas and Arpaio secured indictmentsw against Stapley last year charging that he faile to properly disclose business and real estatdevelopment deals. Stapley denies wrongdoing in that matter.