Democrats call for probe into alleged backdoor deal involving John Swallow
New Utah A.G. said he did not broker 'bribe' to Harry Reid
The plea deal fell apart when prosecutors balked at Johnson's attempt to include the names of those he wanted protected, including Swallow, in the agreement. Federal prosecutors now say they will file additional charges against Johnson within a month.
Johnson has steadfastly refused to sign a settlement agreement with the FTC, which has seized all of his property including aircraft, luxury cars, homes and gold.
Shurtleff said that he looked at Johnson's company in 2009. "At that point, he was doing everything right," he said.
When Johnson told him the FTC was investigating, Shurtleff said he told Johnson to cooperate.
"Here we are now two years this month since he was charged by the FTC," Shurtleff said in December. "(They) took everything he has and haven't proven squat."
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@ Cougar and BYU alum, Yes the Swallow affair deserves a probe, this smells of corruption. Good government starts at home.
Seriously this is how you spin it? You put Reid in the headline? The problem is the corruption of the AG office and the Republican party. I am very curious how this kind of journalism gets practiced...is it editors or brainwashed writers? You need More..
Investigate and make everything public.