“The Monitoring Racket: The Grift that Keeps on Giving”
Meeting Status:
Scheduled
Date:
Location:
Arizona State Senate - Room SHR109, 1700 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ, 85007,
Witnesses
The Honorable Debbie Lesko
Vice Chair, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Mr. Felix Garcia
President and CEO, Zoe Foundation, Inc
Mr. Jon Riches
Vice President for Litigation, Goldwater Institute
Meeting Documents
- Testimony of the United Coalition of Public Safety (UCOPS), submitted for the record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- A statement for the Record from Representative Paul Gosar (AZ-07).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A lease agreement between Luhr’s Investors, LLC and Maricopa County, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- A bill from Warshaw & Associates, Inc. to the County of Maricopa, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- A statement from the National Association of Police Organizations, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ
- A letter to Attorney General Bondi from Chairman Biggs, dated October 7, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Biggs of AZ.