In November, former Arizona Attorney General’s Office division chief Vanessa Hickman was arrested for allegedly stealing and reselling misdelivered mail belonging to one of her neighbors. Last week, the 49-year-old Hickman pleaded guilty as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
Hickman — now referred to as Vanessa Daily in court documents, following the finalization of her divorce from her ex-husband — accepted a plea agreement from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office on Feb. 25, documents show. She pleaded guilty to one count of theft, a class 6 undesignated felony that can be knocked down to a misdemeanor after probation, and one count of facilitation to commit trafficking in stolen property, a class 2 felony.
Hickman hasn’t been officially sentenced yet, and her sentencing hearing is set for April 1. But her plea agreement indicates she’ll receive a two-year deferred prison sentence — one year for each charge — which will keep her out of prison unless she violates her probation. Hickman is also required to pay “full restitution to all victims for all economic losses” in the case, according to court documents. That includes at least $750 to the neighbor whose package Hickman pilfered…