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Related: About this forumJensen's John Doe Statement Strongly Suggests Deal to Testify Against Walker Camp
Yesterday, Andrew Jensen's attorney released a strange statement on the Milwaukee District Attorney's letterhead stating that neither Jensen or his company (Boerke) were the "target or subject" of the John Doe investigation.
This isn't news: We already knew that Jensen wasn't a "target or subject"-- he has immunity.
What this statement says loudest is that it noticably omits anything about Jensen being cleared of doing anything illegal.
Obvioiusly this statement release is part of some sort of deal not only for Jensen, but his rich cilents. In fact, the statement specifically responds to this obvious concern of Jensen by stating, "clients of the Boerke Company will not be involving themselves in this matter."
In other words the deal probably went something like this: The John Doe investigation won't drag all of Jensen's rich clients into testify or possibly even be charged in exchange for Jensen testifying against the Walker camp for the bid-rigging.
http://www.uppitywis.org/blogarticle/jensens-john-doe-statement-strongly-suggests-deal-testify-agains
Anyone have any idea about who these rich clients might be?
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)the boerke company is owned by an private international real property corporation
postulater
(5,075 posts)I always suspect him of stealing my yard signs.
midnight
(26,624 posts)pscot
(21,024 posts)This story has kind of gotten away from me. Could you fill us in ?
midnight
(26,624 posts)"Realtor of the Year" Arrested
Since Russell was discovered to be robbing vets, his Caribbean vacations with stolen money, his previous track record misappropriating state funds and other facets of his life have drawn a lot of scrutiny. But what drew little notice in this increasingly complex investigation is that Tim Russell is also a realtor, one of the many who are close to Walker.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that John Doe investigators are looking for signs of real estate bid-rigging in the county government during the time Walker was County Executive. The county owns hundreds of acres of land it sells to developers. It deals with thousands of leases and millions of dollars in state and federal housing funds. It does a lot of business with realtors.
The media was alerted to this new line of investigation when Andrew Jensen Jr., "Wisconsin's Realtor of the Year" for 2010 was thrown in jail for a day last December by the Milwaukee prosecutor for failing to cooperate with the secret investigation. Jensen is a commercial real estate broker with the Boerke Company, a Walker campaign contributor, and past chairman of the Commercial Association of Realtors-Wisconsin (CARW). Walker has acknowledged knowing Jensen slightly.
According to the Journal Sentinel, Jensen was involved in an controversial effort to move the countys Department of Aging to a different, private location, after a rushed five hour bid. The DA appears to be squeezing Jensen for information. He may be seeking information the Department of Aging incident, other real estate deals or on a raft of characters in Walkers "inner circle" who had real estate business with the county.
Walkers "Inner Circle"
http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012020714/will-walkers-love-affair-realtors-come-back-haunt-him
SWTORFanatic
(385 posts)It may yet take some more time to really get to Walker.
midnight
(26,624 posts)a great source to back that up....