Utah attorney general fights 2 hostile workplace lawsuits

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sean Reyes speaks during his debate with Charles Stormont, as the Utah Attorney General hopefuls meet at KBYU Studios in Provo, Wednesday October 1, 2014.A pair of lawsuits by former state prosecutors alleging they were retaliated against and forced out of their jobs at the Utah Attorney General’s Office for reporting wrongdoing and harassment raises new questions about an office that is only four years removed from a major scandal.

Paul G. Amann, a former assistant attorney general, alleges he was wrongly fired in late 2016 for reporting office employees who misused funds, retaliated against whistleblowers and hired and promoted a woman with a criminal…