SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Utah Attorney General John Swallow, whose campaign finances are being investigated, said Thursday he will resign but insisted he has done nothing wrong.
Swallow, a Republican who was elected in November 2012 and took office in January, told reporters he will leave office Dec. 3, as investigators look into allegations of multiple violations of election law, The Salt Lake Tribune said.
The Utah House Special Investigative Committee, local prosecutors and the FBI have been looking into allegations he failed to report some income and business interests on financial disclosure forms when he ran for office, the newspaper said.
Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox said the resignation might result in a postponement of a report on the investigation, "but we're still planning to move forward unless I hear otherwise."
The local prosecutors and the FBI are investigating Swallow as well as his predecessor, fellow Republican Mark Shurtleff, and others, the Tribune said.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said Swallow's resignation will not affect the investigation.
"We certainly have not had any deal with anybody," Gill said.
The newspaper said the resignation could end the House investigation, which began three months ago, because if the House were to conclude there was wrongdoing its only course of action would be to impeach Swallow.
A lawyer for the House committee said in October data had gone missing from Swallow's email account, official laptop and desktop computers, personal computer and cellphone, the Tribune reported.
