A controversial sheriffs' group that plays by its own set of rules and has members linked to a plot to overthrow the government has been quietly expanding its reach, branching out in at least 30 states, some of it on the taxpayer's dime, according to a new months-long investigative report.
The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, which was founded in 2011 by former Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, preaches that elected sheriffs must “protect their citizens from the overreach of an out-of-control federal government” by refusing to enforce any law they deem unconstitutional or"unjust.
Over the past decade, Mack's group, which he said has 10,000 people on its mailing list, has gained traction, hosting training sessions, rallies, speeches, and meetings in nearly three dozen states for law enforcement officers.
Mary McCord, a former federal prosecutor and executive director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University, called CSPOA part of a"broader insurrectionist ideology" that has spread across the United States since the 2020 presidential election. She also said the group, regardless of what it teaches, has"no authority, not under their state constitutions or implementing statutes to decide what’s constitutional and what’s not constitutional.
CSPOA has held formal training classes in at least 13 of the 30 states it is active in, and in six conducted training that was approved for officers' continuing education credits. Legal experts argue that training by the group is dangerous, especially when it's approved for state credit and paid by taxpayers.
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