November 2000 — Mark Shurtleff elected Attorney General of Utah
November 2004 — Shurtleff re-elected Attorney General of Utah
May 2008 — Defense attorneys for fraudster Marc Sessions Jenson question whether Shurtleff brought charges against Jenson as a favor to a political donor
November 2008 — Shurtleff re-elected for a third term as Utah Attorney General
June 11, 2011 - St. George businessman Jeremy Johnson arrested, charged with one count of mail fraud
August 23, 2011 — Jenson, already convicted of fraud in Utah, faces new charge in connection with a second alleged scheme
November 3, 2011 — Jenson sentenced for failing to pay millions in restitution in connection with a 2005 felony case
November 28, 2011 — Johnson arrested on a warrant for allegedly writing bad checks for more than $100,000 at a Las Vegas casino
November 6, 2012 — John Swallow elected as next Utah Attorney General
January 7, 2013 — Swallow takes office as Utah Attorney General
January 11, 2013 — Johnson accuses Swallow of helping to arrange a $600,000 payment to enlist Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in an effort to derail the Federal Trade Commission investigation into Johnson's Internet enterprise iWorks
January 14, 2013 — Swallow asks U.S. Attorney's Office of Utah to investigate him in light of Johnson's allegations
January 23, 2013 — Alliance for a Better Utah files unprofessional conduct complaint with the Utah State Bar
January 23, 2013 — Utah Republican Party says Swallow made mistakes in dealings with indicted businessman Jeremy Johnson, urges "common sense" ethics reform
March 6, 2013 — Federal prosecutors hit Johnson and four associates with an 86-count indictment for fraud
March 7, 2013 — Alliance for a Better Utah files petition with lieutenant governor's office alleging election violations
April 10, 2013 — Johnson, associates plead not guilty to 86-count fraud indictment
May 3, 2013 — Johnson files 39-page document in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, claims Swallow may have been under federal investigation as early as June 2012
May 6, 2013 — U.S. Department of Justice Public Integrity Section takes over Swallow investigation from U.S. Attorney's Office
May 8, 2013 — Former state consumer protection director files ethics complaint against Swallow with Utah State Bar
May 10, 2013 — Lieutenant governor's office announces it will investigate three of 12 alleged election violations against Swallow, dismisses other nine counts
May 16, 2013 — Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill and Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings confirm criminal investigation into Swallow and Shurtleff
June 4, 2103 — Sutherland Institute calls on Swallow to resign from AG position
June 6, 2013 — Alliance for a Better Utah calls on Swallow to resign from AG position
June 19, 2013 — Utah House Republicans discuss impeachment proceedings and committee to investigate Swallow
June 15, 2013 — Attorneys for Jenson filed court documents claiming he is a victim of a "shakedown" by Swallow and Shurtleff
July 3, 2013 — Utah House of Representatives creates bipartisan nine-member committee to investigate Swallow
July 23, 2013 — Utah Lieutenant Governor's Office appoints special counsel to investigate alleged election law violations
August 9, 2013 — House special investigative committee hires New York-based attorneys to conduct Swallow investigation
September 12, 2013 - Department of Justice Public Integrity Section declines to file criminal charges against Swallow and Shurtleff
September 19, 2013 — FBI confirms ongoing role in Salt Lake and Davis county attorneys' investigation
October 13, 2013 — Utah State Bar closes Alliance for a Better Utah complaint against Swallow without taking action
November 1, 2013 — House committee chairman says records needed to advance inquiry into Swallow are missing
November 2, 2013 — Attorneys for Utah House committee seek court order to recover missing records
November 6, 2013 — Swallow lawyer says Swallow never deleted emails with the purpose of trying to cover anything up or hide anything
November 7, 2013 — Swallow denies deleting any of his emails or computer files
November 12, 2013 — Utah House panel subpoenas Johnson in Swallow investigation
November 21, 2013 — Lieutenant governor's office prepares to issue report saying Swallow violated state election law, reports indicate Swallow considering resignation
November 21, 2013 — Swallow announces his resignation, effective December 3
November 22, 2013 — State elections office releases 136-page report saying special counsel found evidence that Swallow violated financial disclosure and conflict of interest laws in his 2012 campaign
November 22, 2013 — Gov. Gary Herbert says Swallow's resignation "no cause for jubilation," but that it was the right thing to do
December 2, 2013 — Swallow appears on KSL NewsRadio's "The Doug Wright Show," says he resigned because it was apparent to him that he wouldn't get a fair shot in the public forum
December 3, 2013 — Ethics complaints filed with Utah State Bar by former Utah consumer protection director is dismissed
December 12, 2013 — Timothy William Lawson, who saw himself as Shurtleff's "fixer" and a longtime friend of both Shurtleff and Swallow, is criminally charged
December 13, 2013 — Shurtleff's attorney says Lawson had no special access to Shurtleff and tells him to stop making untrue claims about his connections
December 18, 2013 — Johnson attorney claims Swallow asked for $120,000 from Johnson to help Swallow fight his legal challenges
December 18, 2013 — Search warrant regarding the phone records of former Shurtleff released
December 18, 2013 — Newly released search warrant regarding ongoing investigation into Shurtleff and Swallow reveals possible criminal charges prosecutors were considering
December 19, 2013 — Utah House committee lawyer says April 2012 meeting between Johnson and Swallow led Swallow to go on a month-long spree of destroying data and creating documents to cover any appearance of wrongdoing
December 20, 2013 — Investigators tell Utah House Special Investigative Committee that Swallow devised strategy to hide hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions from payday lenders and told lenders he would go to bat for them with federal consumer protection regulators if elected attorney general
January 8, 2014 — New search warrants and a subpoena are made public as part of the ongoing investigation into Swallow and Shurtleff
February 12, 2014 — The Utah House Special Investigative Committee says newly discovered emails confirm findings that Swallow engaged in improper dealings during his 2012 election campaign
February 20, 2014 — Utah Democratic Lawyers Council asks Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate how the U.S. Attorney's Office handled the investigation into Swallow
March 14, 2014 — County prosecutors investigating Swallow and Shurtleff pass along allegations of wrongdoing by Sens. Harry Reid and Mike Lee to the U.S. Department of Justice
April 22, 2014 — Report released, says that Shurtleff's conduct during the prosecution of Jenson "descended to such a low point that senior attorneys within the (office) began to wonder about whether he was a 'spy' passing along adverse information to Jenson and whether he was contemporaneously exchanging text messages with Jenson while prosecutors were prosecuting him in court"
April 23, 2104 — Shurtleff appears on "The Doug Wright Show," says that if he is faced with criminal charges, "I'm going to win. They're going to lose"
May 2, 2012 — An unsealed search warrant reveals more text messages in the Shurtleff and Swallow investigation
June 2, 2014 — FBI, State Bureau of Investigation and public safety agents search the Sandy homes of Swallow and Shurtleff
June 4, 2014 — New search warrant involving Swallow's campaign manager unsealed Wednesday in 3rd District Court
June 23, 2014 — Search warrants released Monday state Swallow used Jeremy Johnson's luxury houseboat and Ferrari while he was chief deputy in the attorney general's office, and Shurtleff used Johnson's private jet to pick up a celebrity
June 18, 2014 — Lawmakers hear testimony about how a warrant was served on Shurtleff's home after Shurtleff complained of 'Dirty Harry' tactics used by "John Wayne wannabes"
June 28, 2014 — Investigators continue to build case for possible criminals charges against Swallow and Shurtleff
July 7, 2014 — Attorneys for Jenson push to call Swallow, Shurtleff and others on the witness stand in Jenson's case
July 15, 2014 — Swallow and Shurtleff arrested. Swallow is charged with pattern of unlawful activity, a second-degree felony, illegally accepting gifts, a second-degree felony, and two counts of receiving bribes by a public official, a third-degree felony. Shurtleff is charged with a pattern of unlawful activity, a second-degree felony; three counts of receiving or soliciting bribes by a public official, a third-degree felony; improper use of an employee's position, a class B misdemeanor; two counts of witness tampering, one third-degree felony and one class A misdemeanor; tampering with evidence, a class A misdemeanor; and two counts of obstruction of justice, a class A misdemeanor