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Walkergate Trials Heating Up, Plea Deal Has State Buzzing
Walkergate Trials Heating Up, Plea Deal Has State Buzzing
Friday, 12 October 2012 09:44
By Mary Bottari, PRWatch | Report
Since May 2010, the Milwaukee County District Attorney has been conducting a secret "John Doe" criminal investigation involving Scott Walker's former staff and associates during the time that Walker served as the Milwaukee County Executive and was running for governor. The wide-ranging investigation has included allegations of illegal campaign work on the public payroll, embezzlement of funds from a veterans' charity, and even child enticement. So far, it has netted 15 felony indictments and, at this moment, three people are awaiting trial.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney has been carefully lining up the cases so that the smaller fish are squeezed before the big fish take the stand. Yesterday, a pretty big fish made a plea deal and the question is, what shark did she implicate?
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http://truth-out.org/news/item/12068-walkergate-trials-heating-up-plea-deal-has-state-buzzing
Friday, 12 October 2012 09:44
By Mary Bottari, PRWatch | Report
Since May 2010, the Milwaukee County District Attorney has been conducting a secret "John Doe" criminal investigation involving Scott Walker's former staff and associates during the time that Walker served as the Milwaukee County Executive and was running for governor. The wide-ranging investigation has included allegations of illegal campaign work on the public payroll, embezzlement of funds from a veterans' charity, and even child enticement. So far, it has netted 15 felony indictments and, at this moment, three people are awaiting trial.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney has been carefully lining up the cases so that the smaller fish are squeezed before the big fish take the stand. Yesterday, a pretty big fish made a plea deal and the question is, what shark did she implicate?
...
http://truth-out.org/news/item/12068-walkergate-trials-heating-up-plea-deal-has-state-buzzing
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Walkergate Trials Heating Up, Plea Deal Has State Buzzing (Original Post)
MinM
Oct 2012
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freshwest
(53,661 posts)1. What a den of depravity and corruption -- typical teabag integrity -- stealing with both hands.
Blue Owl
(50,349 posts)2. The tea baggers are becoming plea baggers
n/t
Cha
(297,137 posts)3. ZING! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
66 dmhlt
(1,941 posts)4. Maybe even Plea BEGGARS ...