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A first: GOP lawmaker calls for Utah A.G. John Swallow to resign

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:20:49 MDT

A first: GOP lawmaker calls for Utah A.G. John Swallow to resign

By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 24, 2013 11:20PM MDT

Rep. Paul Ray said Friday that it is time for Attorney General John Swallow to resign for the good of his office and the state. The Clearfield Republican becomes the first lawmaker of either party to publicly call for Swallow’s departure amid a monthslong scandal and a federal and state investigation into alleged wrongdoing. “It’s to the point he needs to step down. He needs to resign,” Ray said. “I think the evidence is overwhelming from the stories we’ve seen and similar stories from different...

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Secret recording: Mark Shurtleff offers $2 million to silence critic

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:51:49 MDT

Secret recording: Mark Shurtleff offers $2 million to silence critic

By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 24, 2013 09:51AM MDT

On the breakfast table at Mimi’s Cafe, Darl McBride had eggs and potatoes served in a fried tortilla and an offer of $2 million from Utah’s then-attorney general, Mark Shurtleff, if he would just shut his mouth. McBride says he had invested $286,000 with a prominent businessman, Mark Robbins, who had allegedly promised him a $5 million return that McBride hoped would sustain a grueling legal battle over intellectual-property rights between his company, The SCO Group, and IBM. But, facing a benc...

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Agents approach Shurtleff ally; investigations heat up

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:22:50 MDT

Agents approach Shurtleff ally; investigations heat up

By robert gehrke | The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 24, 2013 07:22PM MDT

Federal and state agents handling the investigation into alleged misconduct within the Utah attorney general’s office have met with a close friend of former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. Meanwhile, on another investigative front, the state has begun the search for a special counsel to examine whether Shurtleff’s successor, John Swallow, violated Utah election laws. Tim Lawson, a self-described “fixer” who is seen as a central figure in issues surrounding Swallow and Shurtleff, said he was ap...

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Salt Lake, Davis prosecutors also investigating Swallow

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:51:38 MDT

Salt Lake, Davis prosecutors also investigating Swallow

By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 01:51PM MDT

Embattled Utah Attorney General John Swallow is facing another criminal probe, this one from two county attorneys who have been collaborating for months with federal investigators. Salt Lake County’s Sim Gill and Davis County’s Troy Rawlings are examining whether Swallow and his predecessor, Mark Shurtleff, broke any state laws. Gill said Wednesday that his office received information from attorneys for convicted swindler Marc Sessions Jenson about alleged impropriety in the attorney general’s o...

Favors for favor

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Favors for favor

Updated May 14, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Re “Shurtleff, Swallow lived it up on my dime, says convicted fraudster” (Tribune, May ): Regardless of the outcome of investigations into whether Utah Attorney General John Swallow and his predecessor, Mark Shurtleff, did anything “illegal,” the associations, facilities and favors given to them directly or indirectly by Jeremy Johnson and Marc Jenson should give everyone concern about the current state of our elected officials and the process of choosing those who look after our rights. Norman...