Jury weighs fate of ex-Utah attorney general in bribery plot
Source: Associated Press
Jury weighs fate of ex-Utah attorney general in bribery plot
Brady Mccombs, Associated Press Updated 6:35 pm, Wednesday, March 1, 2017
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Utah attorney general played a key role in a bribery scheme at the state's top law enforcement office that went well beyond relationships allowed between elected officials and campaign donors, including trading luxury trips for favorable treatment, prosecutors told a jury Wednesday.
But a defense attorney for John Swallow called the case a desperate "house of cards" built on claims from an untrustworthy fraudster to try to make routine political dealings seem criminal.
A jury will now decide which version to believe as they begin deliberations in one of the highest-profile scandals in state history.
Swallow, 54, is charged with bribery, evidence tampering, obstruction of justice and other counts after prosecutors accused him and his predecessor of hanging a virtual "for sale" sign on the door of the Utah's top law enforcement office.
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