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A prosecutor is seeking dismissal of the public corruption case against former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff.
Here is a look at those charges and why Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings wants them tossed out:
Count 1 • Accepting a prohibited gift, a second-degree felony
Shurtleff accepted a trip to Pelican Hill, a luxurious Southern California resort, from Marc Sessions Jenson, a developer who says he had paid Shurtleff associate Tim Lawson $120,000 for help with criminal securities charges. Jenson paid for lodging, massages, golf, food and clothing for Shurtleff and then-campaign fundraiser John Swallow, according to Jenson and receipts from the trip.
Reasons cited for dismissal • A "cooperation agreement" Shurtleff has with the state, a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting public corruption cases, lack of cooperation by the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice in handing over potential evidence, prejudicial pretrial publicity.
Count 2 • Accepting a prohibited gift, a third-degree felony
Shurtleff and Swallow returned to Pelican Hill, with Jenson again allegedly paying for lodging and expenses.
Reasons cited for dismissal • The cooperation agreement, the high court ruling, lack of cooperation by the FBI and the Justice Department, insufficient evidence, prejudicial pretrial publicity.
Count 3 • Obstructing justice, a class A misdemeanor
Shurtleff allegedly made a series of false statements to FBI agents in a May 6, 2013, interview. He "provided numerous pieces of false information," including those concerning his office's plea-negotiation practices, campaign donations "and gifts or bribes received by him," according to an earlier court document.
Reasons cited for dismissal • The cooperation agreement, lack of cooperation by the FBI and the Justice Department, insufficient evidence, prejudicial pretrial publicity.
Count 4 • Bribery to dismiss a criminal proceeding, a second-degree felony
In a May 8, 2009, meeting at a Mimi's Cafe, Shurtleff allegedly told business executive Darl McBride that he would raise $2 million from Jenson to pay back McBride for a failed investment with a former Jenson associate named Mark Robbins. Shurtleff subsequently asked Jenson for the money at the same time Jenson still owed $4 million in restitution from a plea deal with Shurtleff's office.
Reasons cited for dismissal • The cooperation agreement, the high court ruling, lack of cooperation by the FBI and the Justice Department, insufficient evidence, prejudicial pretrial publicity.
Count 5 • Accepting a prohibited gift, a second-degree felony
This charge alleges Shurtleff accepted a series of payments and gifts from Jeremy Johnson. The St. George businessman and related companies and individuals gave tens of thousands of dollars to Shurtleff's political campaigns. Those included $50,000 from Johnson's I Works company that came after several citations from the Utah Division of Consumer Protection stretching back to 2003. In about February 2011, after Johnson and I Works were sued by the Federal Trade Commission and after he had started corresponding with Shurtleff and Swallow about the legality of processing poker payments in Utah, Shurtleff stayed at a Johnson house in St. George known as the "Green House" and also took trips using Johnson's jet.
Reasons cited for dismissal • The cooperation agreement, the high court ruling, lack of cooperation by the FBI and the Justice Department, insufficient evidence, prejudicial pretrial publicity.
Count 6 • Obstruction of justice, a third-degree felony
This charge relates to "aiding and protecting" Shurtleff's then-chief deputy, Swallow — who was running to succeed Shurtleff — in connection with a lawsuit brought by a Swallow campaign donor against Bank of America. Tim and Jennifer Bell held a fundraiser for Swallow in August 2012 after the couple had sued the bank over an attempt to foreclose on their luxury home. Despite the apparent conflict of interest, Swallow participated in discussions with Bank of America and Shurtleff signed off on dismissing the state from the lawsuit once the Bells had settled. Shurtleff then accepted a position with a law firm that has Bank of America as a client.
Reasons cited for dismissal • The cooperation agreement, lack of cooperation by the FBI and the Justice Department, insufficient evidence, prejudicial pretrial publicity.
Count 7 • Official misconduct, a class B misdemeanor
A sort of catchall, this charge includes Shurtleff's relationship with so-called "fixer" Tim Lawson; offering to provide $2 million from Mark Sessions Jenson to Darl McBride to settle McBride's claim against a former Jenson associate; and destroying a personal letter from Jenson. It also involves Shurtleff's actions in the Bell lawsuit against Bank of America and a "failure of duty" regarding the solicitation of campaign contributions with Swallow from October 2008 through January 2009.
Reasons cited for dismissal • The cooperation agreement, the high court ruling, lack of cooperation by the FBI and the Justice Department, insufficient evidence, prejudicial pretrial publicity.