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The Politics Blog
Oct 22, 2013
Watching Scotty Blow, Continued
By Charles P. Pierce at 4:19PM
Things have been getting interesting for [font color=darkred]Scott Walker, the goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to manage their midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin[/font]. He's got a book coming out, ghosted by Washington Post torture-porn columnist Marc Thiessen, no less. Things are sailing except, well, they're not.
A former top-level assistant U.S. attorney has been appointed a special prosecutor in a burgeoning, secret investigation into a wide variety of state issues, including possible campaign violations during the recent recall elections, multiple sources said. Francis Schmitz - who spent nearly 30 years as a federal prosecutor and was once a finalist for U.S. attorney in Milwaukee - is leading the widespread John Doe probe, according to sources. Overseeing the case is Kenosha County Circuit Judge Barbara A. Kluka, who has been used by Milwaukee County judicial officials in past John Doe cases. Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf, whose office initiated the probe, declined to answer questions about the John Doe on Friday. Insiders said the investigation covers several jurisdictions, including Dane County. Police and prosecutors in these other counties have been lending a helping hand. "It's now spread to at least five counties," said a source familiar with the probe, adding that Landgraf has been investigating "all over the place." Another source said one reason that these other counties have been roped into the investigation is a new state law that allows elected officials to be tried in their home counties for violations of ethics, lobbying and campaign laws. Ex-Assembly Majority Leader Scott Jensen had his case moved to Waukesha County under a Supreme Court ruling because of the law.
Walker's first campaign was deeply, profoundly corrupt. Six people associated with it -- and him -- were convicted of various crimes. Now, it appears that there may have been some shenanigans in the recall elections as well...
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/scott-walker-possible-recall-campaign-violations-102213
Oct 22, 2013
Watching Scotty Blow, Continued
By Charles P. Pierce at 4:19PM
Things have been getting interesting for [font color=darkred]Scott Walker, the goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to manage their midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin[/font]. He's got a book coming out, ghosted by Washington Post torture-porn columnist Marc Thiessen, no less. Things are sailing except, well, they're not.
A former top-level assistant U.S. attorney has been appointed a special prosecutor in a burgeoning, secret investigation into a wide variety of state issues, including possible campaign violations during the recent recall elections, multiple sources said. Francis Schmitz - who spent nearly 30 years as a federal prosecutor and was once a finalist for U.S. attorney in Milwaukee - is leading the widespread John Doe probe, according to sources. Overseeing the case is Kenosha County Circuit Judge Barbara A. Kluka, who has been used by Milwaukee County judicial officials in past John Doe cases. Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf, whose office initiated the probe, declined to answer questions about the John Doe on Friday. Insiders said the investigation covers several jurisdictions, including Dane County. Police and prosecutors in these other counties have been lending a helping hand. "It's now spread to at least five counties," said a source familiar with the probe, adding that Landgraf has been investigating "all over the place." Another source said one reason that these other counties have been roped into the investigation is a new state law that allows elected officials to be tried in their home counties for violations of ethics, lobbying and campaign laws. Ex-Assembly Majority Leader Scott Jensen had his case moved to Waukesha County under a Supreme Court ruling because of the law.
Walker's first campaign was deeply, profoundly corrupt. Six people associated with it -- and him -- were convicted of various crimes. Now, it appears that there may have been some shenanigans in the recall elections as well...
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/scott-walker-possible-recall-campaign-violations-102213
