The Special Prosecutions Unit is a highly experienced team of prosecutors who handle Utah’s most complex and serious criminal cases, including public corruption, large-scale fraud, organized crime, violent felonies, and crimes involving weapons, narcotics, and sexual exploitation. Working closely with local law enforcement, the Office of the Utah Attorney General’s Special Investigations Unit, and prosecutors across the state, the unit ensures a consistent, high-level prosecutorial approach across jurisdictions.
In addition to leading these cases, the unit advises and assists prosecutors in other jurisdictions on complex matters, strengthening coordination and consistency statewide. Every case is guided by a commitment to justice, professionalism, and collaboration—while minimizing trauma to victims and families and upholding the highest standards of fairness and integrity.
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Our team also assisted counties with conflict prosecution and provided support in multiple homicide cases. San Juan County had two murders, including one with two counts of aggravated murder, cases that resulted in convictions this year with attorneys from the Office providing assistance to the local prosecutor.
The Special Prosecutions Unit successfully obtained convictions against two co-defendants who stripped copper from multiple power substations in 2024. This crime is especially concerning as it poses a direct threat to critical infrastructure. The defendants were charged with repeatedly breaking into secure power substations in Box Elder and Juab Counties and removing ground wires. The total cost to repair the facilities is at a minimum $84,000, and the damage to the substations threatened significant danger to the community.
