Arizona AG: No evidence of quid pro quo in Hobbs bribery investigation
The Arizona attorney general announced on Friday that a two-year investigation found no evidence of a quid pro quo necessary to bring a bribery charge over allegations that a state contractor received favorable treatment after making political contributions benefiting Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-AZ).
TL;DR
- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the conclusion of a two-year investigation.
- The investigation found no evidence of a quid pro quo to support a bribery charge.
- The probe focused on allegations that a state contractor received favorable treatment after making political contributions.
- The contractor, Sunshine Residential Homes, operates group homes for foster children and received rate increases.
- Contributions were made to Gov. Katie Hobbs's inaugural fund and the Arizona Democratic Party.
- The attorney general's office will decline prosecution.
- The investigation involved interviews, campaign-finance records, procurement records, bank documents, and State emails and chats, totaling over one terabyte of data and more than 100,000 documents.