Fact check
“Only $63 million was appropriately charged to the settlement.”
Reasoning
The supplied evidence consistently reports that, after an audit, only $63 million of the settlement funds were properly allocated, supporting the claim.
On confidence: While the source is reputable, the lack of additional independent verification limits confidence to moderate.
Important context
The figure comes from a court-ordered audit of Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spending, as reported by ProPublica.
Evidence
Supporting (4)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceJudge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office — ProPublica
Following complaints by Sheridan and Republican county supervisors that oversight costs topped $200 million, the court ordered an audit of the sheriff’s office spending. Court findings, shared in 2025, showed that nearly 72% of the…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceJudge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office — ProPublica
showed that nearly 72% of the sheriff’s office spending was misattributed or misappropriated . Only $63 million was appropriately charged to the settlement, they said. Officials with the sheriff’s office, however, welcomed parts of the…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceThis sheriff’s office says racial profiling reforms are too costly. Auditors found it misused $163 million. - AZ Luminaria
million was appropriately charged to the settlement, they said. Upon releasing its findings late last year, the two-member auditing team, led by an individual with decades of experience in public finance, noted that overstating the cost of…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceJudge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office — ProPublica
charged with endemic racial bias. Sheridan, a Republican, was found in civil contempt in 2016 for denying knowledge of Snow’s court order to stop making illegal immigration arrests. Sheridan has said he was always truthful. He inherited…
Limitations
All evidence originates from a single news source (ProPublica) and its repeated excerpts; no independent corroborating sources are provided.
- Last verified:
- Sep 27, 2026, 4:44 AM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 2.1.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
Judge Denies Efforts to End Oversight of Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office as Racial Profiling of Latinos PersistsProPublica · Yana Kunichoff