The Latest: Ex-Utah official gratified by charges decision
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The Latest on prosecutors moving to drop charges against a former Utah attorney general (all times local):
10:45 a.m.
A lawyer says former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is gratified that Utah prosecutors are moving to drop pay-to-play charges against him.
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Shurtleff's lawyer Richard Van Wagoner says his client won't comment further until a judge rules on the dismissal motion.
It's unclear when that could happen.
Prosecutors said Monday that the recent Supreme Court dismissal of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's bribery conviction and a lack of cooperation from federal investigators pushed them to drop Shurtleff's case.
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Davis County, Utah, Attorney Troy Rawlings says he hasn't been able to get key evidence from a 2013 investigation by the Department of Justice. That probe was closed without charges.
Rawlings did not return a message Monday seeking details.
Shurtleff had pleaded not guilty to seven counts of obstructing justice and accepting improper gifts involving lavish gifts from businessmen in trouble with regulators.
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9:10 a.m.
Prosecutors are moving to drop pay-to-play charges against former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, two years after the high-profile arrest of the former top lawman.
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Court documents filed Monday cite the recent Supreme Court dismissal of the bribery case against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and what prosecutors call a lack of cooperation from federal investigators in the push to drop the case.
Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings says he hasn't been able to get key evidence from a 2013 investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office and Department of Justice. That probe was closed without federal charges.
Defense attorney Richard Van Wagoner couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
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Shurtleff has pleaded not guilty to allegations he accepted lavish gifts from businessmen in trouble with regulators.
His successor John Swallow has also been accused of bribery and denies wrongdoing.