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 Walkers 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
Scuba
(53,475 posts)AleksS
(1,665 posts)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)His supporters do know he's crooked and shifty.
Cal33
(7,018 posts)pkdu
(3,977 posts)Then watch him go down in flames , a-la Crisp (Toast) Crispy
I don't want him re-elected as governor.
louis-t
(23,295 posts)murielm99
(30,745 posts)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)even though he loved Big Bird (or Sesame Street--something like that).
murielm99
(30,745 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)I do remember knowing that instant that he'd made a huge mistake.
Cha
(297,304 posts)bated breath
postulater
(5,075 posts)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)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)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)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)My village uses only the scanner, so at least we have paper ballots.
lobodons
(1,290 posts)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)any system that relies on insiders and a trust me system is undemocratic
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)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.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)smug face bastard in handcuffs...guess it won't ever happen.
bkanderson76
(266 posts)Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)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)Last edited Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:37 PM - Edit history (1)
Interesting handle ya got there DG.
waddirum
(979 posts)... the John Doe investigation is entirely in the State of Wisconsin courts.
Ellipsis
(9,124 posts)I should have said involves federal investigators... i just got pissed at the flip remark and knee jerked a response.
Cha
(297,304 posts)Enthusiast
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Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)merrily
(45,251 posts)Thrilled, but not surprised.
Sanity Claws
(21,849 posts)Gothmog
(145,313 posts)I would love to see Walker lose in 2014
IllinoisBirdWatcher
(2,315 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Ellipsis
(9,124 posts)Blue Owl
(50,418 posts)Someone light a fire under that probe and send that fuck to the klink...
bobthedrummer
(26,083 posts)Ellipsis
(9,124 posts)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 Walkers 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 Walkers recall campaign Friends of Scott Walker.
According to newly-unsealed court documents, it appears that Scott Walkers 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 its looking like its Walkers recall campaign under investigation:
https://www.politicususa.com/2014/02/08/scott-walkers-recall-campaign-appears-john-doe-probe.html
frwrfpos
(517 posts)put his right wing ass to rot in prison for many years.