McAdams says Owens attack ad rejected by a newspaper was based on ‘lies’

Democrat Ben McAdams says a campaign ad from his Republican rival Burgess Owens is deceptive and dishonest.The ad in question, which was rejected by the Deseret News, claims McAdams “was investigated by the FBI for corruption" when he was Salt Lake County Mayor. It is true that McAdams was the subject of an investigation in 2015 while he was Salt Lake County Mayor. The ad ignores the fact that he was ultimately cleared in that probe, while his accuser pleaded guilty to fraud.“These a