Arizona County Attorney Investigated Over Alleged Misuse of Public Funds

Published on June 10, 2024

ST. JOHNS, Ariz.—Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that her office is investigating allegations of public corruption involving Apache County Attorney Michael Whiting. On June 4, officers of the attorney general served a warrant to search the county attorney’s home and office as part of an ongoing investigation. Ms. Mayes wrote in a June 7 letter to Apache County’s Board of Supervisors that the investigation focuses on the alleged “misuse of public monies” and “threatening and intimidating a political opponent.” Ms. Mayes added: “Seeking and executing a warrant on a county attorney’s office was a significant decision that I did not take lightly....