Petersen accepts a plea
Associated Press

PHOENIX – The Arizona attorney general’s office said Thursday that state Treasurer David Petersen has accepted a plea agreement offered by prosecutors. Details of the agreement, which follows a month’s long investigation into fraud and conflict of interest allegations, were not disclosed.

Attorney general’s spokeswoman Andrea Esquer said Petersen will appear in Maricopa County Superior Court on Oct. 25 for an arraignment and that Petersen would waive holding a preliminary hearing.

She declined to discuss the contents of the agreement, including what charge or charges are involved and whether the agreement calls for the first‑term Republican to leave his elected office.

“Nothing has been filed in court so we’re not going to comment on the plea agreement until it is official,” she said. Petersen and his attorney did not immediately return calls for comment.