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Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 02:25 PM Feb 2014

Evidence Mounting that Walker Campaign Is at Center of Criminal Probe

Source: PR Watch

Newly-unsealed court documents and media leaks add to a growing body of evidence that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s campaign is at the center of a wide-ranging secret probe into campaign finance violations during the state's contentious 2011 and 2012 recall elections.

The John Doe probe began in August of 2012 and is examining possible "illegal campaign coordination between (name redacted), a campaign committee, and certain special interest groups," according to an unsealed filing in the case. Sources told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the redacted committee is the Walker campaign, Friends of Scott Walker. Campaign filings show that Walker spent $86,000 on legal fees in the second half of 2013.

A John Doe is similar to a grand jury investigation, but in front of a judge rather than a jury, and is conducted under strict secrecy orders. Wisconsin's 4th Circuit Court of Appeals unsealed some documents last week as it rejected a challenge to the probe filed by three of the unnamed "special interest groups" that had received subpoenas in the investigation and issued a ruling allowing the investigation to move forward.

The special interest groups under investigation include Wisconsin Club for Growth, which is led by a top Walker advisor and friend, R.J. Johnson, and which spent at least $9.1 million on "issue ads" supporting Walker and legislative Republicans during the 2011 and 2012 recall elections. Another group is Citizens for a Strong America, which was entirely funded by Wisconsin Club for Growth in 2011 and 2012 and acted as a conduit for funding other groups that spent on election issue ads; CSA's president is John Connors, who previously worked for David Koch's Americans for Prosperity and is part of the leadership at the Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity (publishers of Watchdog.org and Wisconsin Reporter). Other groups reportedly receiving subpoenas include AFP, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, and the Republican Governors Association.

Read more: http://www.prwatch.org/news/2014/02/12377/walker-campaign-finance-probe-court-docs-show

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Evidence Mounting that Walker Campaign Is at Center of Criminal Probe (Original Post) Ellipsis Feb 2014 OP
Both Walker supporters and detractors know that Walker is crooked. Scuba Feb 2014 #1
Isn't that the trouble? AleksS Feb 2014 #13
You know... that's a very simple comment and yet profoundly salient point. Ellipsis Feb 2014 #27
That means his supporters are probably of the same ilk -- sociopaths all. Cal33 Feb 2014 #36
Hope this drags on just long enough for him to announce he's running for Prez pkdu Feb 2014 #2
No. EC Feb 2014 #9
I guess the 'pubes will be stuck with Mitt again.... louis-t Feb 2014 #3
I have a campaign button from the last Presidential election.... murielm99 Feb 2014 #10
That was because Mitt said something about not funding PBS, merrily Feb 2014 #17
Yup. During the debates. n/t murielm99 Feb 2014 #18
I didn't remember if it was during a speech or the debates. merrily Feb 2014 #20
He's waiting in the wings with Cha Feb 2014 #31
Oh Please, please, please, please..... postulater Feb 2014 #4
repubs regularly benefit from the shift,the probability is "impossible" questionseverything Feb 2014 #8
The fact that this type of evidence exists and there is no investigation of the election process is postulater Feb 2014 #12
in az they have been suing for 7 years for protection against insider fraud questionseverything Feb 2014 #15
Thanks, I'll look at that over the weekend. postulater Feb 2014 #22
Impossible? Not when Kathy Nicklous is involved. lobodons Feb 2014 #25
election integrity activists tried to warn wisconsin in 2010 questionseverything Feb 2014 #34
I love the smell of Schadenfreude in the morning Jack Rabbit Feb 2014 #5
I would love to see that yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #6
Clear The Town Square and Toss a Rope Over a Branch of The Tallest Tree.....nt bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #7
Nothing will ever come of this Dopers_Greed Feb 2014 #11
This is a FEDERAL investigation, something will definitely come from this. Ellipsis Feb 2014 #24
Actually... waddirum Feb 2014 #28
You are right... apologies. Ellipsis Feb 2014 #29
We'll see. Cha Feb 2014 #32
I'm sure it's nothing. Enthusiast Feb 2014 #14
Nice. nt Cali_Democrat Feb 2014 #16
People around him are being investigated, so I am not surprised. merrily Feb 2014 #19
Maybe he and Christie can end up in adjoining cells Sanity Claws Feb 2014 #21
This is great news Gothmog Feb 2014 #23
Excellent news. n/t IllinoisBirdWatcher Feb 2014 #26
I'm stilling hoping the investigation extends to election rigging. Coyotl Feb 2014 #30
morning kick Ellipsis Feb 2014 #33
Molasses in January Blue Owl Feb 2014 #35
K&R + a link to bluecheddar for more WALKER updates bobthedrummer Feb 2014 #37
Another 2016 Hopeful Bites the Dust as Scott Walker Appears to be Under Investigation Ellipsis Feb 2014 #38
. Ellipsis Feb 2014 #39
recommending frwrfpos Feb 2014 #40

AleksS

(1,665 posts)
13. Isn't that the trouble?
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 04:31 PM
Feb 2014

He's so f-ing teflon.

It just kills me to hear how little his supporters care. 50% of this state'll vote for Walker up to (and possibly even beyond) when he's caught in bed with "a live boy, or a dead girl."

What is wrong with them? I have a sincere feeling that if Bridge-gate had happened in WI, people would be cheering Walker on for it.

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
27. You know... that's a very simple comment and yet profoundly salient point.
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:53 PM
Feb 2014

His supporters do know he's crooked and shifty.

pkdu

(3,977 posts)
2. Hope this drags on just long enough for him to announce he's running for Prez
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 02:32 PM
Feb 2014

Then watch him go down in flames , a-la Crisp (Toast) Crispy

murielm99

(30,745 posts)
10. I have a campaign button from the last Presidential election....
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 04:19 PM
Feb 2014

It has Big Bird saying, "Hey Mitt!" and giving Mitt the finger.

It would be kind of fun to wear it again.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
17. That was because Mitt said something about not funding PBS,
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 05:04 PM
Feb 2014

even though he loved Big Bird (or Sesame Street--something like that).

merrily

(45,251 posts)
20. I didn't remember if it was during a speech or the debates.
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 05:13 PM
Feb 2014

I do remember knowing that instant that he'd made a huge mistake.

postulater

(5,075 posts)
4. Oh Please, please, please, please.....
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 02:35 PM
Feb 2014

That would be more welcome than a 30 degree day right about now.

But I hold little hope, knowing how wily the guy is. He has so much money supporting him that he can afford to drag this on forever.

If they do have a case I hope it can tie into the election fraud aspect and the skewed results that are proven by Richard Charnin.

http://voicesnewspaper.blogspot.com/2013/11/fingerprints-are-on-election-fraud-in.html

questionseverything

(9,656 posts)
8. repubs regularly benefit from the shift,the probability is "impossible"
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 04:13 PM
Feb 2014

The probability that 232 of 274 would red-shift to the GOP: 9.11E-35 (less than 1 in a trillion trillion)
E-35 is scientific notation for 35 places to the right of the decimal point. For instance, E-3= .001 or 1/1000.

The Margin of Error was exceeded in 135 of 274 state exit polls. Only 14 would normally be expected.
Of the 135, 131 moved in favor of the Republicans, 4 to the Democrat.

The probability P that 131 out of 274 would red-shift beyond the margin of error is:
P = E-116 = Poisson (131, .025*274, false)
The probability is ZERO. There are 116 places to the right of the decimal.
P = .0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 0000000000 000001

postulater

(5,075 posts)
12. The fact that this type of evidence exists and there is no investigation of the election process is
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 04:27 PM
Feb 2014

a sign of how much corruption is built into the system.

An honest person in a position of responsibility with a minimal knowledge of statistics and the curiousity of a two year old would be on this like squirrels in the bird feeder.

Someone along the line has to see this for what it is and do something about it. But who in a position to act will step up?

questionseverything

(9,656 posts)
15. in az they have been suing for 7 years for protection against insider fraud
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 04:47 PM
Feb 2014
http://fatallyflawedelections.blogspot.com/

if you haven't read the details of this case please take the time to do so

or read the ten point flyer.....http://www.sweetremedy.tv/fatallyflawed/media/RTA_Fraud_Flyer_3_7_12.pdf

and the fraud has gotten worse, more touchscreens ,more foreign corporations reporting results, more laws blocking actual counting of ballots

I do not know what we can do except get the word out that this is happening and that the justice department ignores it

postulater

(5,075 posts)
22. Thanks, I'll look at that over the weekend.
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 06:23 PM
Feb 2014

My village uses only the scanner, so at least we have paper ballots.

 

lobodons

(1,290 posts)
25. Impossible? Not when Kathy Nicklous is involved.
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 09:53 PM
Feb 2014

All Kathy Nicklous has to do is take her laptop home and presto, 12k more votes for the GOP from Waukesha County.

questionseverything

(9,656 posts)
34. election integrity activists tried to warn wisconsin in 2010
Sat Feb 8, 2014, 12:54 PM
Feb 2014
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7988

any system that relies on insiders and a trust me system is undemocratic

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)
5. I love the smell of Schadenfreude in the morning
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 03:26 PM
Feb 2014

Do you suppose they're investing Dave and Charlie? Oh, I hope so. I so want to see those two Birch bred corporate fascists do a life sentence for crimes against democracy.

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)
11. Nothing will ever come of this
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 04:22 PM
Feb 2014

Obviously he is a crook, but he's also a corporate shill, so that gives him immunity for all wrongdoing in office.

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
24. This is a FEDERAL investigation, something will definitely come from this.
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 07:37 PM
Feb 2014

Last edited Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:37 PM - Edit history (1)

Interesting handle ya got there DG.

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
29. You are right... apologies.
Sat Feb 8, 2014, 12:03 AM
Feb 2014

I should have said involves federal investigators... i just got pissed at the flip remark and knee jerked a response.

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)
38. Another 2016 Hopeful Bites the Dust as Scott Walker Appears to be Under Investigation
Sat Feb 8, 2014, 05:20 PM
Feb 2014

Follow the arrows to land at the fake IRS scandal perpetrated by the Republican Party in an effort to pre-emptively protect their dark money, courtesy of tax exempt “social welfare” nonprofits.

Fresh on the heels of the last John Doe investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s administration, which resulted in convictions for three former Walker aides — an appointee and a major campaign donor, comes the revelation of yet another probe surrounding the Wisconsin Republican Governor. This one centers around an anonymous campaign that is most likely Walker’s recall campaign “Friends of Scott Walker”.

According to newly-unsealed court documents, it appears that Scott Walker’s recall campaign is the focus of the “illegal campaign coordination between (name redacted), a campaign committee, and certain special interest groups.”

Daniel Bice at the Journal Sentinel revealed why it’s looking like it’s Walker’s recall campaign under investigation:

https://www.politicususa.com/2014/02/08/scott-walkers-recall-campaign-appears-john-doe-probe.html

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