From the Las Vegas Sun: Two former Utah attorneys general were arrested on a battery of bribery charges Tuesday stemming from their cozy relationships with several businessmen, a stunning fall for a pair of politicians who built immense political clout in their years at the highest level of state law enforcement.
John Swallow, 51, and Mark Shurtleff, 56, were arrested at their homes Tuesday morning, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said at a news conference at the FBI office in Salt Lake City.
The first bombshell allegations dropped less than a week after Swallow took the oath of office in January 2013, when a businessman in trouble with federal regulators accused Swallow of arranging a bribery plot involving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. Reid and Swallow denied the allegations.
In the months following, the accusations and investigations snowballed, and led to probes by the U.S. Department of Justice, Utah elections officials and the state bar.
An investigation from Utah lawmakers concluded Swallow destroyed and fabricated records and hung a veritable "for sale" sign on the door of the attorney general's office.
Swallow denied the allegations and said any missing records were deleted unintentionally.
An investigation from Utah lawmakers concluded Swallow destroyed and fabricated records and hung a veritable "for sale" sign on the door of the attorney general's office.
Swallow denied the allegations and said any missing records were deleted unintentionally.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/jul/15/prosecutor-2-ex-utah-attorneys-general-arrested/ So, the guy is going to use the IRS defense that his records were accidentally destroyed.
Senile/Coward/Liar Reid may be in trouble because this is in State court, not Federal court where he can buy off prosecutors and judges.
Seems like Reid not only sleazy in Nevada but he brings down people from other states as well.
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