Walker, key aides implicated during Doe sentencing
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gov. Scott Walker and his top campaign and Milwaukee County aides were implicated Monday in a scheme in which they routinely commingled political and official county business.
The disclosures came during the sentencing of a former aide to Walker during his last year as Milwaukee County executive.
Kelly M. Rindfleisch, 44, was sentenced by Judge David Hansher to six months in jail and three years probation for a single felony count of misconduct in office. But the judge stayed the sentence pending Rindfleisch's appeal to the state Appeals Court or the state Supreme Court.
In a lengthy presentation during Rindfleisch's sentencing, Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf displayed numerous emails between Rindfleisch and key members of Walker's campaign staff in which they discussed how to handle county issues in 2010, while Walker was a candidate for governor.
Landgraf said "The Campaign Group" included Walker, his campaign manager Keith Gilkes, campaign spokeswoman Jill Bader, campaign adviser R.J. Johnson. It also included several top county aides to Walker: Cindy Archer, who was county administration director; county chief of staff Tom Nardelli; county housing director Timothy Russell; spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin; and Rindfleisch.
Rindfleisch served as Walker's policy adviser and later his deputy chief of staff at the county.
The charges against Rindfleisch stem from a secret John Doe investigation that included seizure of computers she used at her home and her courthouse office, some 25 feet from Walker's. That happened on Nov. 1, 2010, a day before Walker's election as governor, according to prosecutors.
Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/walker-key-aides-implicated-during-doe-sentencing-fn7n3s3-180021891.html
This is the first time Walker's name has been specifically included as one being investigated.
Berlum
(7,044 posts)ProudProgressiveNow
(6,129 posts)hobbit709
(41,694 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)Dog Gone at Penigma
(433 posts)This doesn't surprise me at all -- what a crook!
MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)Blue Owl
(50,532 posts)I still don't believe Wisconsin actually elected this prick. Not for one red minute.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)hue
(4,949 posts)Would so enjoy seeing Walker in an orange jumpsuit with matching cuffs and shackles.
Panasonic
(2,921 posts)We need indictments of Walker, and need it yesterday.
Now, sing, Kelly!
You can be easily freed tomorrow if you sing.
AllyCat
(16,239 posts)While a conviction won't save our state (Kleefisch), it might take some of the wind out of his sails.
reteachinwi
(579 posts)sheshe2
(83,977 posts)Scottie well deserves time behind bars for what he has done to the State of Wisconsin!
defacto7
(13,485 posts)that's beef in German...
I think her name is Hackfleisch now, Ground beef.
a kennedy
(29,728 posts)he needs to be disposed of. Ugh......
Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)Huh?
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)tossing out the whole sordid case.
Gawd, I hope I'm wrong.
But on the other hand, the relative lightness of the sentence, and the single felony count sorta hint of a States Evidence sort of deal.
SWTORFanatic
(385 posts)Hmmmmmmmmm
GOPGoindown
(74 posts)"Landgraf used a detailed power point presentation to implicate Walker and his aides in doing political work using county resources.
Rindfleisch attorney Franklyn Gimbel said "what jumped off the page" in Landgraf's 65-minute presentation was that his client was the only one of those mentioned in the power point who's facing jail time.
"Scott Walker has not been accused of any wrongdoing," Gimbel said, raising both hands in exasperation."
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=284677