FEC opposes dismissing civil case against ex Utah A.G. John Swallow

SALT LAKE CITY — Government lawyers have asked a judge not to dismiss the Federal Election Commission complaint against former Utah Attorney General John Swallow.
The government says in a new court filing that it has a "more-than-plausible" case that Swallow violated the FEC's ban on making campaign contributions in the name of another person.
Swallow was a campaign fundraiser who recruited wealthy Utah businessman Jeremy Johnson to contribute more than 20 times the federal $2,400 limit to