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Congressman Abe Hamadeh (AZ-08) is calling on U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate allegations of a bribery and prosecutorial misconduct scheme involving the Democrat Attorneys General Association. 

Congressman Hamadeh has taken a particular interest in the case as many of his constituents have been directly harmed by these alleged abuses, including grandmothers, prominent business owners, and activists who simply exercised their First Amendment rights. 

The scheme involving the Democrat Attorneys General Association was revealed by attorney Christina Bobb in court filings in the matter of State of Arizona v. Kelli Ward et al. In that scheme there appears to have been a coordinated effort by partisan organizations to influence criminal prosecutions through financial payments to state attorneys general. 

“Many of the individuals involved in this scheme have engaged in highly questionable activity, and as I wrote in my letter to Attorney General Bondi, their rogue and unethical conduct is not isolated to Arizona,” stated Congressman Hamadeh. “As a former prosecutor, it is unimaginable to me that these officers of the court allegedly conspired to deny citizens their fundamental constitutional rights. Yet, it appears that is exactly what happened.”

Congressman Hamadeh requested the investigation into the claims in a letter of inquiry to AG Bondi, noting:

Financial Payments for Prosecutorial Influence: According to court records, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes received $200,000 from DAGA in two payments — $50,000 shortly after hiring SUDC in May 2023, and $150,000 immediately following the announcement of indictments in April 2024. The timing of these payments raises significant concerns about quid pro quo arrangements. 

Unprecedented Attorney-Client Relationship: The Arizona Attorney General's Office claims an attorney-client relationship with SUDC, effectively granting politically aligned nonprofit organization control over a criminal prosecution.

This arrangement appears to violate fundamental principles of prosecutorial independence and due process.

Organizational Structure Designed for Coordination: Tax filings reveal that SUDC shares the same address, leadership, and bank accounts with the Progressive State Leadership Committee, which in turn claims to be an "initiative of" DAGA.  This organizational structure appears designed to obscure the flow of money and coordination between a partisan political organization and state law enforcement.

Congressman Hamadeh wrote in conclusion, “My constituents, including veterans and seniors who make up a significant portion of AZ-08, deserve confidence their taxpayer dollars ensure law enforcement decisions affecting their rights are made impartially, and are not going to partisan Democrat-affiliated organizations. The apparently credible allegations rise to a level of seriousness that warrants an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.”

Read Congressman Hamadeh's letter here.