article_snippet.sent: The decision to resolve a lawsuit against the department marks the latest in a long string of legal settlements against Arpaio's office.
article_snippet.sent: The county had previously paid more than $68 million in judgments, settlements and legal fees for the sheriff's office during Arpaio's 22-year tenure.
article_snippet.sent: Some settlements resolved lawsuits filed over the treatment of inmates in Arpaio's jails and the sheriff's failed corruption investigations of political foes.
article_snippet.sent: Arpaio said Arpaio hopes the settlement money will go toward helping the victim and characterized the case's resolution as a good business decision, considering the girl's family had sought $30 million.