PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is outraged that parents of home-schooled and private school children are using Empowerment Scholarships to purchase luxury items, such as diamond rings, and plans to file a lawsuit to crack down on the misuse of funds.

Mayes, in an exclusive interview with 12News, said she was shocked at the I-Team's findings of the Department of Education's approved purchases of iPhones, Kenmore appliances, and even lingerie with state tax dollars.

“I think that every Arizona taxpayer has every right to be demanding what in the hell is going on inside both the ESA program, but also the Department of Education," Mayes said.

The Democrat, formerly a Republican, said she likely would file suit in the coming weeks against State Schools Chief Tom Horne and h

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