New suit targets Shurtleff, Swallow and Bank of America RE: conspired with BOA to derail a major foreclosure lawsuit, harming thousands of Utahns
Accuser in scandal involving Shurtleff and Swallow says conspiracy harmed thousands of Utah homeowners in foreclosure dispute.
The Salt Lake Tribune-A key player in the scandal surrounding Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow is suing the former attorneys general, alleging they conspired with Bank of America to derail a major foreclosure lawsuit, harming thousands of Utahns who could have benefited from the case.
Darl McBride — who had previously been in the news because of a recorded meeting in which Shurtleff offered to get him $2 million if he would stop his online criticism of a developer — and his wife, Andrea, filed the lawsuit last week in 3rd District Court.
The McBrides’ suit, drawing on criminal charges leveled last month against Shurtleff and Swallow, alleges Shurtleff dismissed a lawsuit challenging Bank of America’s foreclosure practices in exchange for a job with a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm that had represented the financial giant.
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