Doesn't the accused have the right to all information under the disclosure laws? Secret law enforcement and secret information gathering and not disclosing it is not legal. We wonder how so many innocent peoople get prosecuted and sent to jail and this is how it's done. Withholding information, hiding evidence of innocence, and misrepresenting the offices of prosecution. These government prosectuors offices are used as diving boards for these prosecutors to get in to politics and gain political favors. Too many times the truth is hidden by the secret law enforcement practices. Courts need to be more open to the truth, regardless of source, so that real justice can be rendered and put an end to the kangaroo courts we now have. Where the truth is often legislated out of justice. Prosecutors have no rights and represent government, the constitutional rights all belong to the accused. Our constitution does not give any rights to our government or sad to say, dead victims of a crime. The prosecutors job is to find and prove who commited the crime and not do it by hiding the truth. Prosecutors do not represent victims, they represent the law, business, and legislators.

That a dirty prosecutor worked under DA Yokum is no surprise. But if a merit employee gets fired by the new DA when she finds out he's leaking info only known within he DA's office, that's far from "political", that's cleaning up the mess left by Dave Yokum.

A prostitution ring takes down another high-profile prosecutor.

Perhaps one day Utah will join the rest of the civilized world and decriminalize the world's oldest profession.

There was a time in Utah's history (late 1800s to early 1900s) when sex work was legal.

Mr. Morgan happily shared inside stories with outsiders. My friend's daughter happily shared his juicy tidbits with us.

It seems ludicrous to me that Mr. Morgan would choose to defend himself by pointing out that he was only having personal conversations with an alleged money laundering, pimp.

Mr. Morgan has performed well for the county with past high-profile cases, but that does not negate being dirty or having the appearance of being dirty on this prostitution case. Good on Ms. Miller for cleaning house.

Does anyone else see the problem with this scenario? A veteran prosecutor has "maintained a friendship" with a pimp who has been charged with money laundering and organized crime? This is outrageous! He should be fired. That admission alone means he can't be trusted.

Steven Maese and Todd Gabler (the PI who stalked DA Miller) worked together in the past....Steven Maese and Kent Morgan friends. Anyone else see a pattern developing here?

Have you ever considered that Mr. Morgan really is innocent? Has anyone read the brief Oswald Balfour filed, requesting a change of venue (he's been under indictment for 3 counts of forcible sexual abuse since 2005) in which he said that he donated to Lohra Miller's campaign?

It seems like business as usual down at the DA's office. More politics before people.

If Morgan thinks it is ok to have a criminal as a friend, and he admits he tried to maintain that friendship after charges were filed, then he obviously lacks the judgment necessary to be a prosecutor. Isn't it obvious that prosecutors should not be cozy with criminals because then there is a risk that inside information will leak and impair the prosecution. Not being smart enough to recognize the problem with his own actions is reason enough to can him.

Don't people remember that Maese is innocent until proven guilty? Does a man need throw his friends away just because they are charged with a crime? I agree that if Morgan gave Maese any information about his case, innocence or guilt aside, that is improper. But I certainly don't see a reason why someone needs to break off a friendship because a friend is charged with a crime and I don't see any evidence that Morgan gave anyone any information.

so morgan is using his county-paid phone to give information on a case that hasn't even been filed??? And Bob G -- prosecutors have to give information after the case has been filed, not before. that, too, protects the privacy of the suspect until there's enough info to file the case. Giving out that info before is unethical.

i, too, hear morgan had a thing for juicy tidbits, in more ways than one. But this behavior is outrageous. kudos to laura miller for cleaning up the office.

Morgan ran against Lohra for DA, and Lohra -- who everyone knows is incompetent -- fired him, just as she has tons of other prosecutors, so she can feel more comfortable being surrounded only by her idiot cronies, like Michela Andruzi.

I am curious, what other attorney cronies has she hired? I keep hearing this but only one name is mentioned. I wondered who the others are?

Miller obviously sluffed or slept through her Constitutional classes in law school from her lawyering record. Maese tried to capitolize on this issue, but tainted a great lawyer in Maese's points of law. I hope and think Morgan will be vindicated.

Who is Steven Maese?

People are inocent till proven guilty. charges are brought up on people all the time and they have rights to go to trial and prove them selves. they have the right to tell there side and maybe Miller is cleaning up and maybe she is just taking her power out on people. we cant judge people who have not even been judged by the law. grow up people.

If you're going to insult someone, perhaps you should learn how to spell their name. It's Michaela Andruzzi, and she happens to be an excellent trial attorney. In any event, only 2 people (including Mr. Morgan) have been fired. The others left voluntarily. I don't know whether Mr. Morgan leaked information, but the decision to fire him was made by a panel of administrators, not just the D.A. They're smart enough to know that they'd better have evidence before they fire someone.