Utahs attorney general was a rising GOP star. Now hes facing corruption charges

As John Swallow stood before family and colleagues at a swearing-in ceremony inside the marble rotunda of the Utah Capitol in 2013, many viewed him as a rising star in the Republican Party.

Charismatic and ambitious, Swallow had served three terms in the state House and now would become Utah’s 20th attorney general.

“He had what seemed to be everything going for him,” recalled state Rep. Paul Ray, a Republican from Clearfield, about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City. “Little did I or anyone know it was about to end.”

Indeed, 10 months after his swearing-in, Swallow resigned his position amid a flurry of corruption allegations. Now, nearly four years after becoming the state’s top attorney, Swallow is at the center of what experts say is unprecedented in Utah — a high-ranking state official facing multiple felony charges.

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