Former Utah Attorney Generals Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow were arrested Tuesday morning, and the pair faces a combined 23 charges.
Both Shurtleff and Swallow said they look forward to their day in court to defend themselves. Here is a listing of the charges against both men and some of the highlights from the charges.
Charges against John Swallow
Count 1 • Pattern of unlawful activity, second-degree felony
Count 2 • Accepting a gift, second-degree felony
Counts 3-5 • Receiving or soliciting a bribe, second-degree felonies
Count 6 • False or inconsistent material statements, second-degree felony
Counts 7-9 • Tampering with evidence, third-degree felony
Count 10 • Misuse of public money, third-degree felony
Count 11 • Obstructing justice, third-degree felony
Count 12 • Falsification or alteration of government record, class B misdemeanor
Count 13 • Failure to disclose conflict of interest, class B misdemeanor
Highlights of the charges against Swallow
• Swallow allegedly was given 12 gold coins as a gift from Richard Rawle, the now-deceased owner of the Provo-based Check City payday-loan chain, and selling them back to Rawle for a total of $17,000.
• Swallow is accused of using a private jet, 75-foot luxury houseboat, sports car and spacious homes belonging to Jeremy Johnson, a St. George businessman, at a time Johnson was seeking an opinion from Swallow, then Utah's chief deputy attorney general, that Johnson's company could legally process online-poker payments through a Utah bank.
• Swallow allegedly helped arrange a deal in which Johnson would pay Rawle $250,000 to enlist the help of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to stave off a federal investigation of Johnson's I Works business. Swallow received money from Rawle after the deal, which Swallow had said was payment for consulting work he did on an unrelated Nevada cement project.
• After Johnson was charged, Swallow allegedly told Johnson's then-attorney "there might be more options available" to resolve Johnson's criminal case if Johnson could pay Swallow $120,000.
• After an April 2012 meeting with Johnson at an Orem Krispy Kreme doughnut shop, Swallow allegedly began destroying evidence to cover up his involvement in the Johnson-Rawle deal. Swallow also allegedly created false invoices and day-planner entries for work allegedly done on the cement project.
• Swallow is accused of failing to report income he had received and his interest in several businesses on his conflict-of-interest disclosure.
• As attorney general, Swallow allegedly directed the state IT department to repair his home computer at taxpayer expense.
• Swallow is accused of traveling to Newport Beach, Calif., three times and staying in a villa owned by Marc Sessions Jenson, who at the time was free on a plea deal then-Attorney General Mark Shurtleff was involved in negotiating. The trips were at Jenson's expense. At the time, Jenson was under the supervision of the Utah attorney general's office and owed $4.1 million in restitution.
• Swallow allegedly participated in mortgage-reduction negotiations on behalf of Tim Bell, who later held a fundraiser for Swallow's campaign. Swallow is accused of subsequently asking a campaign staffer to instruct Bell to report the fundraiser cost $1,000, even though it cost Bell $28,000.
• During sworn depositions with investigators from the Utah lieutenant governor's office, Swallow allegedly made "numerous false or inconsistent statements" about the sale of the gold coins and "gifts and/or bribes Swallow solicited or received."
• During interviews with the FBI in March 2013, Swallow allegedly provided false information "regarding the Jenson cases, campaign donations and gifts and/or bribes received."
Charges against Mark Shurtleff
Count 1 • Pattern of unlawful activity, second-degree felony
Counts 2-4 • Receiving or soliciting a bribe, second-degree felonies
Counts 5-6 • Accepting a gift, second-degree felony
Count 7 • Accepting employment that would impair judgment, second-degree felony
Count 8 • Tampering with a witness, third-degree felony
Count 9 • Tampering with evidence, third-degree felony
Count 10 • Obstructing justice, third-degree felony
Highlights of the charges against Shurtleff
• Shurtleff is accused of helping to negotiate a plea deal on securities charges for Marc Sessions Jenson, then twice staying at Jenson's lavish Newport Beach villa.
• Shurtleff is accused on the second trip of hitting up Jenson for $2 million to pay another businessman, Darl McBride, to take down a website critical of Mark Robbins, a Utah developer who had been a former Jenson business partner. Jenson refused the request. He later was charged with eight felony counts related to the now-defunct development of a golf and ski resort near Beaver.
• Shurtleff was allegedly encouraged by St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson, a major Shurtleff donor, to greenlight a legal opinion that Johnson's company could process online-poker payments at a Utah bank co-owned by Johnson. Around that time, Shurtleff used Johnson's private aircraft several times.
• In 2008 and 2009, Shurtleff allegedly told businessmen at a fundraiser he would defend them if there were complaints against their businesses. One businessman, Jonathan Eborn, later met privately with Shurtleff, who offered to notify the man if a complaint was made against him. Swallow later contacted him and asked him to donate to Shurtleff's campaign. Eborn gave $30,000 to Shurtleff's accounts.
• Shurtleff also allegedly dismissed a massive mortgage-foreclosure lawsuit against Bank of America, contrary to the wishes of staff prosecutors, at a time he was negotiating a job with a law firm that represented the bank.
• During an interview in May 2013 with FBI agents, Shurtleff allegedly provided false information on several matters.