The Arizona legislators who took cross-country trips and accepted free game tickets, meals and other gifts will soon get reimbursement invoices from Fiesta Bowl attorneys.

Under state law, lawmakers can accept gifts and free travel as long as they are publicity disclosed. And seeing as how much hot water the Fiesta Bowl is currently in, chances are nothing was disclosed when it came to providing these Arizona legislators with gifts to the game.

According to the Arizona Republic, some legislators could be asked to repay the Fiesta Bowl thousands of dollars stemming from a wide range of expenses, including airfare, lodging and meals. Knowing how some politicians behave in this country, it wouldn’t be a shock to hear that they were given other, uh, pleasurable gifts as well. (You know, like free trips to Hooters…the family restaurant.)

Seeing as how no one in Arizona will want to be known as the person who took free gifts from a college football bowl game and not pay the money back, I would imagine that these legislators won’t hesitate to break out their checkbooks.

The Fiesta Bowl might be on the verge of suffering an even bigger embarrassment than Oklahoma 48, Connecticut 20. (Yikes – remember that game on New Year’s Day? Me either.)

According to a report by the AP, the results from an internal investigation covering the “political and financial” dealings of the Fiesta Bowl could be released as early as next week. And officials are apparently bracing for the worst.

For those unaware of the backstory, prior to the 2010 matchup between TCU and Boise State, past and present Fiesta Bowl employees alleged that they were encouraged to make financial contributions to state political figures and were subsequently reimbursed by the bowl. If true, this would be a violation of both state and Federal campaign finance laws.

The Fiesta Bowl is a non-profit organization and thus, is prohibited from making political contributions of any kind. It’s alleged that Fiesta Bowl officials (which includes CEO John Junker) have spent a reported $4 million since 2000 in order to gain favor from BCS decision makers and elected officials. Junker was placed on indefinite administrative leave roughly a month ago.

The good news for the Fiesta Bowl is that because of its contract with the BCS, it will remain a BCS game for the next three years regardless of the findings from the investigation. But in three years, this scandal could open the door for other sponsors to gain BCS favor (uh, legally of course). The bowl that might make the most logical sense is the AT&T Cotton Bowl, which is now played at the brand new, luxurious Cowboys Stadium.