and another one of wanker's cronies is convicted......
Jury convicts former Walker associate Kevin Kavanaugh of stealing from veterans group
One of Gov. Scott Walker's former associates was found guilty Friday of stealing more than $51,000 that had been donated to help veterans and their families.
Prosecutors alleged that Kevin Kavanaugh, of Cudahy, skimmed the money from bank deposits and phony withdrawals from accounts for the Military Order of the Purple Heart, a veterans service organization. Kavanaugh was treasurer of the group.
Kavanaugh, 62, did not testify at his trial and said nothing following the verdict by the Milwaukee County jury, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Sentencing on the felony theft conviction is set for Dec. 7.
Kavanaugh, who had no prior criminal record, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.
The biggest source of money Kavanaugh was accused of tapping were donations made for Operation Freedom, an annual picnic and veterans event at the zoo that Walker hosted while he was Milwaukee County executive. In 2006, Walker's county office arranged to have the Operation Freedom donations and expenses run through the Purple Heart chapter after being advised by county lawyers to have a separate nonprofit handle the books rather than continue to have Walker aides do so.
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