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Recording reveals Mark Shurtleff’s ‘bizarro’ $2 million offer

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:15:09 MDT

Recording reveals Mark Shurtleff’s ‘bizarro’ $2 million offer

By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 23, 2013 11:15PM 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

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:32:12 MDT

Agents approach Shurtleff ally; investigations heat up

By robert gehrke | The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 23, 2013 11:32AM 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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Special prosecutor needed

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:04 MDT

Special prosecutor needed

By ronald mortensen

Updated May 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT

Based on reporting by the local newspapers, it is clear that the time has come to appoint a team of special prosecutors to investigate the conduct of former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, his hand-picked successor, John Swallow, and senior officials in the Attorney General’s Office. Shurtleff and Swallow have benefited from large campaign contributions ($30,000 to $165,000) from individuals or organizations facing serious legal difficulties. Both are accused of soliciting protection money...

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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...

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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...

Questionable ties pop up in Shurtleff’s money trail

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:42:38 MDT

Questionable ties pop up in Shurtleff’s money trail

By Tom Harvey The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 13, 2013 01:42PM MDT

Jason Brailow, cited by the Utah Division of Consumer Protection after 356 consumer complaints, contributed $22,600. The Tax Club kicked in nearly $100,000, all of it after being slapped by the state’s fraud police. Topping all donors, Jeremy Johnson’s I Works and various associates shelled out more than $217,000. Johnson’s company has been targeted by the state and now faces a federal lawsuit while Johnson himself is staring at 86 criminal charges. All these donors and dozens more with regulat...