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Jury: Arpaio Did Not Defame Saban

POSTED: 2:07 pm MST September 6, 2007
UPDATED: 5:41 pm MST September 6, 2007

A Maricopa County jury has ruled Sheriff Joe Arpaio did not defame political rival Dan Saban, Buckeye police chief, during the 2004 election.

  • VIDEO: Dennis Wilenchik, Sheriff's Attorney, Reacts
  • Saban accused Arpaio of defamation when both of them were running for sheriff.

    It centered around a TV report highlighting an old accusation against Saban.

    Saban accused Arpaio of using his office to humiliate him.

  • VIDEO: Dan Saban And His Attorney React
  • A civil suit Saban filed claimed that he was defamed when the Sheriff's Office launched a criminal probe on a rape accusation and then tipped-off local media.

    Arpaio claimed it was the TV station's fault for running the story.

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