Tagged: John Swallow

Politics
3:29 pm
Thu May 16, 2013

Salt Lake County District Attorney Investigating Attorney General's Office

File: Utah Attorney General John Swallow

Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill has confirmed that he and Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings are looking into whether or not the Utah Attorney General’s office has violated any state laws.

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Politics
4:24 pm
Fri May 10, 2013

Lt. Governor to Seek Special Counsel in Swallow Investigation

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John Swallow at Inauguration

Utah Lt. Governor Greg Bell will seek special counsel to investigate three of the 12 allegations brought against Attorney General John Swallow that he violated election law.

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Politics
1:48 pm
Wed April 17, 2013

Utah Governor Wants to Hurry AG Investigation

Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert

  Utah Governor Gary Herbert wants to see federal authorities hurry up with their investigation of Utah’s attorney general.   The governor said this morning that the delay is impacting the Attorney General’s office and the investigation has taken too long.

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Politics
4:49 pm
Thu March 14, 2013

Quick Action on Election Law Bill

Credit Dan Bammes

  Current Utah law would have required Utah’s Attorney General to investigate a complaint against himself of violating Utah’s election rules.  But the Utah State Senate passed a bill Thursday afternoon to give that job to an independent lawyer. 

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-KUER News Pod
2:22 pm
Fri March 8, 2013

KUER News Pod: Friday March 8, 2013

A statewide anti-discrimination bill gets preliminary approval, Alliance for a Better Utah files a complaint about Attorney General John Swallow, and the Republican caucus releases their preliminary budget proposal.

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Politics
3:55 pm
Mon February 18, 2013

GOP Leaders Decide Not to Discuss Swallow Scandal

Utah Attorney General John Swallow

Utah Republican Party leaders decided to table a discussion about a scandal affecting Attorney General John Swallow over the weekend.  Swallow is being investigated by the US Attorney’s Office for allegedly helping business man Jeremy Johnson bribe US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Members of the GOP State Central Committee voted against holding a formal discussion on the issue, though some say it’s one of the most important issues facing the party. 

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Politics
1:55 pm
Wed January 30, 2013

Poll Shows Majority of Utahns Feel Swallow Acted Illegally or Unethically

Credit Brian Grimmett
File: Utah State Capitol

 A poll released by the BYU Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy gives new insight into how Utah voters feel about the alleged scandal involving Utah Attorney General John Swallow.

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-KUER News Pod
11:51 am
Fri January 25, 2013

KUER News Pod: Friday January 25, 2013

Governor Gary Herbert addresses air quality, guns, and the allegations brought against Utah Attorney General John Swallow in his monthly news conference, Utahns say they are willing to pay more taxes for better education, and the Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks at the University of Utah.

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Politics
1:58 pm
Thu January 24, 2013

Herbert: Don't Rush to Judgment

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Utah Governor Gary Herbert

Governor Gary Herbert says he doesn't want to join what he calls the "rush to judgment" in the case of Utah Attorney General John Swallow.

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-KUER News Pod
11:23 am
Thu January 24, 2013

KUER News Pod: Thursday January 24, 2013

The Utah Republican Party makes its first statement on the allegations surrounding Attorney General John Swallow, the Outdoor Retailers show will be staying in Salt Lake for at least two more years, and a group of Utah physicians says the bad air quality is a health emergency.

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-KUER News Pod
10:39 am
Wed January 16, 2013

KUER News Pod: Wednesday January 16, 2012

Utah’s Attorney General calls for an investigation into the bribery allegations brought against him, KUER’s Bob Nelson goes shrimping on the Great Salt Lake, and Utah schools see the lowest participation in the free breakfast program in the nation.

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Politics
3:59 pm
Tue January 15, 2013

Utah Attorney General Asks U.S. Attorney for Investigation

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John Swallow takes the oath of office to become Utah's new Attorney General

Utah Attorney General John Swallow is asking the U.S. Attorney for Utah for a full investigation into allegations that he schemed to bribe a congressman.

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-KUER News Pod
11:45 am
Mon January 14, 2013

KUER News Pod: Monday January 14, 2013

Utah’s new Attorney General denies accusations that he helped a St. George businessman avoid an FTC investigation, the man accused of killing an Ogden police officer is suing his insurance company, and three Utahns die in a plane crash in Texas.

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