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.
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.
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.
