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By Robert Gehrke | The Salt Lake Tribune Staying Connected
First Published Jun 03 2014 11:17 am • Last Updated Jun 04 2014 11:15 am

Former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff on Tuesday accused law enforcement agents of using "Dirty
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Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said the state officers and FBI agents on the scene behaved
professionally.

"Nobody mistreated anybody. There were multiple witnesses down there and, in fact, all you have to
do is look at the photographs" from the scene, Gill said. "People are not in combat gear or rappelling
down the house or anything like that."

The Department of Public Safety declined to respond directly to Shurtleff’s individual allegations,
except to say that DPS and FBI personnel followed proper procedure "and lawfully and legally served
search warrants in conjunction with the ongoing Shurtleff/Swallow investigations."

"These situations are stressful for all parties involved," the statement said. "All subjects in the warrant
service locations were compliant and cooperative. Law enforcement personnel acted in accordance to
policy and utilized the minimum force necessary to execute the warrants and ensure officer safety in
an unknown environment."

Shurtleff said a neighbor took the kids to her home and that he learned of the search in a text from his
wife. They took computers, memory cards from cameras and other papers. They also loaded boxes
into cars at the homes of Swallow and Shurtleff.

"When I’m cleared of these charges, and I will be cleared, there will be accountability and there will be
liability in this case," Shurtleff told KSL Radio’s Doug Wright on Tuesday, singling out DPS
investigator Scott Nesbitt, who has signed previous warrants in the case, accusing him of
misrepresenting the facts to persuade a judge to approve the searches.

"These John Wayne wannabe, Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry tactics are unacceptable and unneeded,"
Shurtleff told Wright.

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Investigators have executed at least 14 warrants, including the three served Monday, and amassed a
mountain of computer data that they have been poring over for months. Previous warrants have said
officers are searching for possible evidence of bribery, obstruction of justice and misuse of public
funds.

Gill — who, along with Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings, is heading the criminal probe — said the
"investigation is open, active and robust."

"Our state and federal law enforcement partners continue to work around the clock," Gill said. "We’re
beginning to get our arms around this and hope to bring it to some conclusion."

Gill had said previously that the investigation could be wrapped up as early as this month. He said
Tuesday the time frame remains sometime between June and September. He would not say if more
criminal charges are likely to come.

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SkierJim7

""There is nothing that justifies what they did yesterday in my home," Shurtleff told KSL’s Doug Wright,
accusing the officers of abusing their police power."
What about all the people that no longer have a house, due to your not protecting them from your Bank of
America buddies? Clown.

4 days ago 108 likes

Basslips

Really?
This is in no way ANY different than the tactics employed by local police here in Utah.
Except the Feds got the right house!
Well Shirtless, now you know how some of the citizenry of Utah feel.

4 days ago 81 likes

General Corman

Allow me to summarize Shurtleff's blubbering, "But, but, but, ... I'm white!"

4 days ago 78 likes

vtguyinut

Ironic...

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Now that the shoe is on the other foot. He had no problems with police tactics as long as he was interested
in their political support.

He didn't mind police officers pointing guns at innocent people when he was in office.

4 days ago 76 likes

ammon1953

i have a feeling that shurtleff will be blasting a lot of people before this is over; from the investigators all the
way to his prison guards

4 days ago 75 likes

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