AZ Republicans retain outside lawyer to investigate DCS and donations to Democrats

Gov. Hobbs faces probe over alleged ‘pay-to-play’ scheme with Sunshine Homes

Key Points: Arizona lawmakers hire out-of-state attorney for probe Investigation focuses on Gov. Katie Hobbs’ alleged “pay-to-play” scheme Gov. Hobbs promises ethics reform plan, but offers no timeline State lawmakers have hired an out-of-state attorney who has defended Republican interests to act as an independent investigator in the long-standing probe of what they contend is a “pay-to-play” scheme by Gov. Katie Hobbs. In a Feb. 2 press rel…

Arizona House Escalates Probe: Independent Counsel Retained in Governor Hobbs’ Alleged Pay-to-Play Scandal

Arizona House Speaker Steve Montenegro (R-29) announced on Monday that the House has retained independent counsel to deepen the investigation into Governor Katie Hobbs’ (D) alleged pay-to-play scandal at the Department of Child Safety (DCS).  This move comes amid mounting evidence of political donations influencing state contracts, particularly involving Sunshine Residential Homes, which donated over $400,000 to Hobbs and the Arizona Democratic …

House Retains Independent Counsel to Probe Hobbs’ Alleged DCS Pay-to-Play Scheme

On Monday,  outside counsel has been engaged by the House advisory team investigating Governor Katie Hobbs’ Department of Child Safety to conduct an independent investigation into the pay-to-play scandal involving Sunshine Residential Homes. At the recommendation of the advisory team, the House has retained Justin Smith of the James Otis Law Group in Missouri to serve...

AZ Republicans retain outside lawyer to investigate DCS and donations to Democrats

The outside counsel will review political donations made by a firm that contracts with DCS to run group homes.