3 Prosecutors Resign Amid Probe Into Free Utah Jazz Tickets Provided By Defense Lawyer
“Three prosecutors in Utah recently resigned amid an internal investigation into free Utah Jazz tickets they received from a defense lawyer who had appeared opposite them,” reports Debra Cassens Weiss in ABA Journal’s Latest News.
“The deputy Utah County attorneys who resigned are Craig Johnson, Chase Hansen and Pona Sitake, report the Salt Lake Tribune and the Daily Herald. Both publications obtained a human resources report on the investigation into the Dec. 4 tickets provided by defense attorney Dennis Pawelek.”
“The Salt Lake Tribune says the prosecutors resigned in early February, while the Daily Herald reports they resigned in late January.”
“Sitake also was investigated in the fall for allegations he took photos of women in court and then shared them in a group message where men talked about their looks, a prior report said.”
