Arizona AG Kris Mayes will not prosecute Gov. Katie Hobbs after a 2-year bribery investigation.
No evidence of quid pro quo found involving contractor Sunshine Residential Homes, which donated hundreds of thousands to Hobbs/Dems and later received major rate increases from the state.
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Arizona AG Kris Mayes will not prosecute Gov. Katie Hobbs after a 2-year bribery investigation.
No evidence of quid pro quo found involving contractor Sunshine Residential Homes, which donated hundreds of thousands to Hobbs/Dems and later received major rate increases from the… pic.twitter.com/5HZ37DiKqF
— Matt Robinson (@mattrobinson) August 21, 2026
Arizona attorney general says no evidence of quid pro quo in Katie Hobbs bribery investigation.https://t.co/dKVj0yJYRt
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 22, 2026
House speaker says probe clearing Sunshine Residential, Katie Hobbs omitted bribery claim https://t.co/I142yueCsd
— Arizona House Republicans (@AZHouseGOP) September 2, 2026
🚨🚨 “It’s the story that won’t go away…”
ROUGH segment for Katie Hobbs, who won’t disclose donors to her shadowy dark-money fund and still can’t shake the corruption allegations. pic.twitter.com/vsnEfOWyXv
— Drew Sexton (@drewsexton23) September 2, 2026
$580,840 in political contributions.
Special treatment worth millions.
An alleged offer involving political influence.
And now, a second former DCS official backing up the account.
So why did Kris Mayes leave this out of her report clearing Katie Hobbs?
Watch yesterday’s press conference. It’s time to release the files.
🎥FULL press conference: https://youtu.be/WFeW-FKOR3w
🚨$580,840 in political contributions.
Special treatment worth millions.
An alleged offer involving political influence.
And now, a second former DCS official backing up the account.
So why did Kris Mayes leave this out of her report clearing Katie Hobbs?
Watch yesterday’s… pic.twitter.com/1ljgGlmqAt
— AZSenateRepublicans (@AZSenateGOP) September 3, 2026
Katie Hobbs & AZ Democrats are covering up MASSIVE public corruption
One of their major donors, allegedly tried to bribe the head of DCS — he said NO, so Hobbs fired him
The donor gave Hobbs/Dems $550k
Then Hobbs increased the donor’s state contract by TENS OF MILLIONS
Katie Hobbs & AZ Democrats are covering up MASSIVE public corruption
One of their major donors, allegedly tried to bribe the head of DCS — he said NO, so Hobbs fired him
The donor gave Hobbs/Dems $550k
Then Hobbs increased the donor’s state contract by TENS OF MILLIONS https://t.co/vTSwjfT1DK
— Jake Hoffman (@JakeHoffmanAZ) September 3, 2026
A second former state official is now supporting a disputed account at the center of Arizona’s Sunshine Residential investigation. https://t.co/h9OeLRZulN
— azcentral (@azcentral) September 3, 2026
Arizonans are finally hearing about Katie Hobbs’s Culture of Corruption.
Insider contracts, pay-to-play schemes, and sending millions to scammers.
We’re going to hold Hobbs accountable and fire her on November 3rd! pic.twitter.com/qrv0ipJ410
— Andy Biggs (@andybiggs4az) September 3, 2026
A second former DCS official, former Deputy Director Shalom Jacobs (who spent 23 years at the agency and left shortly after Hobbs took office), has now corroborated Faust’s account. Senate Republicans released her statement describing a November 2022 call in which Faust told her about Kottoor’s alleged offer and appeared “clearly shaken” by the conversation. kjzz.org
Attorney General Kris Mayes’ investigation concluded there was no evidence of a quid pro quo sufficient for bribery charges and did not highlight Faust’s allegation in its public report. House Republicans have criticized that omission and are conducting their own probe. (Grok, 9/4/2026)