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FILE - This April 12, 2016, file photo, former Utah attorney general John Swallow, right, arrives to court with his defense attorney Scott C. Williams, in Salt Lake City. The state of Utah is refusing to pay $1.5 million in legal bills for the former Utah Attorney General acquitted of bribery and other charges. The Utah Attorney General's Office said in a letter released Friday, May, 26, 2017, that the office doesn't have the money to pay the bills for John Swallow. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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Former Utah Attorney General John Swallow listens, center, listens alongside his defense team, as the verdict is read during his trial in Salt Lake City, Thursday, March 2, 2017. Swallow was acquitted Thursday of bribery and evidence tampering charges in one of the highest-profile scandals in state history. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool)

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Former Utah Attorney General John Swallow looks on during his trial Wednesday, March 1, 2017. The jury has begun deliberations in a bribery trial for a former Utah attorney general. The jurors heard distinctly different characterizations of John Swallow's interactions with campaign donors and business people during closing arguments Wednesday. (Scott Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune, via AP, Pool)

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Defense attorney Scott Williams looks on during closing arguments in former Utah Attorney General John Swallow's public corruption trial Wednesday, March 1, 2017. The jury has begun deliberations in a bribery trial for a former Utah attorney general. The jurors heard distinctly different characterizations of John Swallow's interactions with campaign donors and business people during closing arguments Wednesday. (Scott Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune, via AP, Pool)

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Prosecutor Fred Burmester refers to an image that describes the relationship between John Swallow, Tim Bell, John Shurtleff, and the Bank of America during closing arguments in former Utah Attorney General John Swallow's public corruption trial Wednesday, March 1, 2017. The jury has begun deliberations in a bribery trial for a former Utah attorney general. The jurors heard distinctly different characterizations of John Swallow's interactions with campaign donors and business people during closing arguments Wednesday. (Scott Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune, via AP.Pool)

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Former Utah Attorney General John Swallow watches during his trial Wednesday, March 1, 2017. The jury has begun deliberations in a bribery trial for a former Utah attorney general. The jurors heard distinctly different characterizations of John Swallow's interactions with campaign donors and business people during closing arguments Wednesday. (Scott Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune, via AP, Pool)

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FILE - This Jan. 7, 2013 file photo shows Utah Attorney General John Swallow, left, being sworn in by Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant, right, at the Utah Sate Capitol Rotunda, in Salt Lake City. A House committee that investigated Swallow has released a final report of its findings Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The report came as the Utah State Bar announced it's been investigating Swallow for over a year after initial allegations against him appeared in the media. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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File - In this Nov. 21, 2013, file photo, Utah Attorney General John Swallow speaks during a news conference announcing that he is stepping down amid multiple investigations of bribery and misconduct, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. A House committee that investigated Swallow has released a final report of its findings Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The report came as the Utah State Bar announced it's been investigating Swallow for over a year after initial allegations against him appeared in the media. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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File - In this Nov. 21, 2013, file photo, Utah Attorney General John Swallow looks down during a news conference announcing that he is stepping down amid multiple investigations of bribery and misconduct, at the Utah State Capitol, in Salt Lake City. A House committee that investigated Swallow has released a final report of its findings Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The report came as the Utah State Bar announced it's been investigating Swallow for over a year after initial allegations against him appeared in the media. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

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The House committee's final 200-plus page report of its investigation into former Attorney General John Swallow sits on the desk of House Speaker Rebecca Lockhart on the floor of the House of Representatives at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The report that says Swallow traded favors with businessmen, obscured donations and destroyed records, among other allegations. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2013 photo, Utah Attorney General John Swallow speaks during a news conference in Salt Lake City. Swallow announced Thursday that he is stepping down amid multiple investigations of bribery and misconduct that have hounded him ever since he took office at the beginning of the year. The Utah Republican Party's governing body is set to select three candidates on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013 to replace Swallow. Gov. Gary Herbert will choose one of the three to fill the office until a special election can in November 2014. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)