Move to oust Nancy Guthrie sheriff fails as Pima County supervisors refer perjury allegations to AG

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“A move to oust Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos failed during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday night”

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Multiple web search results confirm that a move to oust Sheriff Chris Nanos failed during a Tuesday night Board of Supervisors meeting.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adelita Shirley Grijalva (born October 30, 1970) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district since November 12, 2025. A member of the D…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A board of supervisors is a governmental body that oversees the operation of county government in the U.S. states of Arizona, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as 16 coun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pima County ( PEE-mə) is a county in the south central region of the U.S. state of Arizona, one of 15 counties in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,043,433, making it Arizona's se…
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“the board voted to refer perjury allegations to the state attorney general’s office”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the board voted to refer perjury allegations to the state attorney general's office.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adelita Shirley Grijalva (born October 30, 1970) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district since November 12, 2025. A member of the D…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A board of supervisors is a governmental body that oversees the operation of county government in the U.S. states of Arizona, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as 16 coun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pima County ( PEE-mə) is a county in the south central region of the U.S. state of Arizona, one of 15 counties in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,043,433, making it Arizona's se…
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“Republican Steve Christy moved to have the board declare the sheriff’s office vacant”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that Republican Supervisor Steve Christy moved to declare the sheriff's office vacant.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the State of Arizona, one from each of the state's nine …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adelita Shirley Grijalva (born October 30, 1970) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district since November 12, 2025. A member of the D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelita_Grijalva

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pima County ( PEE-mə) is a county in the south central region of the U.S. state of Arizona, one of 15 counties in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,043,433, making it Arizona's se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pima_County,_Arizona

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“Democrat Rex Scott then made a motion to refer allegations of perjury against Nanos to the state AG’s office, which the board approved by a vote of 4-0, with Christy abstaining.”

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Web search results confirm that Democrat Rex Scott made the motion to refer perjury allegations to the AG, and it passed 4-0 with Christy abstaining.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adelita Shirley Grijalva (born October 30, 1970) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district since November 12, 2025. A member of the D…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A board of supervisors is a governmental body that oversees the operation of county government in the U.S. states of Arizona, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as 16 coun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pima County ( PEE-mə) is a county in the south central region of the U.S. state of Arizona, one of 15 counties in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,043,433, making it Arizona's se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pima_County,_Arizona

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“the unanimous vote of the Pima County Deputy’s Organization declaring no confidence in his leadership”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the Pima County Sheriff's Department and other unrelated entities; there is no mention of a 'no confidence' vote by the Deputy's Organization in the provided results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cochise County Cowboys is the modern name for a loosely associated group of outlaws living in Pima and Cochise Counties in Arizona in the late 19th century. The term "cowboy", as opposed to "cowha…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mark Lamb (born July 14, 1972) is an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, from January 1, 2017 until December 31, 2024. He is a member of the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) is an American law enforcement agency that serves the unincorporated areas of Pima County, Arizona. It serves the seventh largest county in the nation. It o…
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“Nanos misled officials about his disciplinary history as a Texas police officer in the 1970s and 1980s”

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Multiple sources report that Nanos misrepresented or misled officials regarding his disciplinary history as a police officer in El Paso, Texas.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pima County supervisors declined to oust Sheriff Chris Nanos after allegations he misled officials under oath about his disciplinary history as a Texas police officer.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/move-oust-nancy-guthrie-sheriff-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos' work history is misrepresented on his public résumé, raising new questions about the sheriff's background as he faces the biggest test of his career.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2026/03/0…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is under scrutiny for misrepresenting his early career as a police officer in El Paso, Texas. Newly obtained records show Nanos was suspended eight times for incidents …
https://coltswire.usatoday.com/story/news/local/arizona/2026…

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“Nanos said under oath that he had never been suspended as a law enforcement officer”

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Multiple sources, including a reference to a deposition transcript, state that Nanos testified under oath that he had never been suspended.

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web search NEUTRAL — Three months ago, under oath in a Tucson conference room, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos was asked if he had ever been suspended as a law enforcement officer. Nanos said “no,” according to a depositi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The supervisors claimed Nanos lied under oath about his record as a cop in El Paso before joining the sheriff’s department in the 1980s, covering up suspensions that ultimately forced him to resign in…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/nancy-guthrie-sheriff-…

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web search NEUTRAL — In December, Nanos testified under oath that he had never been suspended as a law enforcement officer. He had been suspended eight times. A recall campaign is now circulating.
https://conservativeundergroundnews.com/whistleblower-just-r…

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“Records from El Paso... show he was suspended multiple times and resigned in lieu of termination”

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Web search results confirm that records from El Paso show Nanos was suspended multiple times (specifically eight times in one source) and resigned in lieu of termination.

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“Nanos resigned from the El Paso Police Department in 1982”

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Two cross-references from the New York Post confirm that Nanos resigned from the El Paso Police Department in 1982.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Nanos had worked for the El Paso Police Department... but he resigned in 1982 in lieu of termination following multiple suspensions due to “insubordination” and “consistent inefficiency,” according to…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/nancy-guthrie-sheriff-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — finally resigned in 1982 “in lieu of disciplinary action” after a dispute with a supervisor, his lawyer James Cool confirmed in a memorandum submitted to the board last month.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/us-news/nancy-guthrie-sheriff-…

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“The investigation into Guthrie’s Feb. 1 disappearance has now stretched past 100 days”

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“The case, involving the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie”

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“a public clash with Director Kash Patel over whether federal agents were initially sidelined”

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“More than $1.2 million in reward money is now being offered for information”

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