A federal judge has denied former Utah Attorney General John Swallow's request for his attorney fees to be paid for in a now-dismissed complaint that accused him of federal election fraud.
Even though Swallow was successful in getting the Federal Election Commission complaint against him thrown out, U.S. District Judge Dee Benson ruled last week that Swallow is not entitled to more than $91,000 in attorney fees.
Benson wrote in his ruling that it was a "close call," but said the FEC did not file the complaint in "bad faith."
“Under all of the circumstances, the FEC has met its burden of showing its case was substantially justified,” Benson wrote.