slco da charges tim lawson

8/13/2019 SLCo DA Charges Tim Lawson

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JUSTICE DIVISION

Jeffrey W. HallDivision Administrator

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Jeffrey William HallChief Deputy

Justice Division

Blake NakamuraChief Deputy

Justice Division

111 East Broadway, Suite 400 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-0000Telephone (385) 468-7600 Fax (385) 468-7615 www.districtattorney.slco.org

Ralph ChamnessChief Deputy

Civil Division

For Immediate Release: December 12, 2013

Contact:

Sim Gill (801) 230-1209

Troy Rawlings (801) 510-8689

Salt Lake City, UT -- Today, the Salt Lake County District Attorneys Office and the Davis

County Attorneys Office, in their ongoing investigation pertaining to allegations of wrongdoingrelated to the Utah Attorney Generals Office, filed criminal charges against Timothy Lawson.

Mr. Lawson was charged with one count of racketeering, two counts of tax evasion, one count of

witness retaliation and two counts of obstruction of justice. The charges in the accompanyingInformation constitute Second and Third Degree Felonies, each of which are punishable by

maximum prison terms of 15 years and five years respectively.

Both the Salt Lake County District Attorney and the Davis County Attorney appreciate and

commend the hard work and professionalism of the Utah Department of Public Safety and the

Federal Bureau of Investigation in this ongoing investigation.

All persons accused of a crime are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of

law.

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