McCotter sues ex-aides, claims they deliberately blew Congress nomination
Source: AP via The Oakland Press
Ex-Michigan U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter has sued a former top aide and an ex-intern, saying they deliberately submitted forged nominating petitions in his name to keep him from seeking re-election, the Livonia Republicans lawyer said Thursday.
McCotter lawyer David Ottenwess said he filed the suit Thursday in Wayne County Circuit Court against Don Yowchuang and Dillon Breen. Yowchuang, 34, was McCotters deputy district director, and Breen, 20, was a student intern working for the congressman.
Elections officials discovered bogus signatures on the Livonia Republicans petitions, keeping him off the 2012 primary ballot. McCotter quit Congress in July. Yowchuang pleaded no-contest to forgery charges and was sentenced Jan. 18 to probation and community service. Breen was not charged.
In a statement, Ottenwess said the two men purposefully submitted forged petitions in order to keep McCotter off the ballot and, thereby, denying him the opportunity to appear on the August 2012 Republican Primary ballot. The lawyer said he said he would use the subpoena power in the civil proceeding to get to the bottom of what really happened to sabotage ... McCotter.
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hobbit709
(41,694 posts)bluedigger
(17,086 posts)TexasTowelie
(111,980 posts)yellowcanine
(35,694 posts)A pox on all of their houses.
Festivito
(13,452 posts)For some unknown reason he just could not fire them back then. Hmmm.
It was either them for himself that goofed up.
Now, after leaving his constituents unrepresented he finally decides it was them. Months and months and months later.
He is either slow or he is even slower.