By Sam Stanton, Marjie Lundstrom and Denny Walsh, Sacramento Bee

For nearly 18 months, Sacramento businessman Michael Lyon has faced the twin crises of a bitter divorce and a criminal probe.

The fallout escalates as the 54-year-old executive, who has stepped aside as CEO of Lyon Real Estate, resigned this week as a Boy Scout leader and remains out of town.

Lyon learned two weeks ago that a federal probe would be closed without charges being filed. But the Sacramento County sheriff and district attorney since have launched their own investigation into whether he secretly videotaped guests and family members in bedrooms and bathrooms in his Sacramento and Lake Tahoe homes.

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