Scott Walker’s “John Doe” scandal explained

[L. Coyote]

Spread the word, and that word is "Felon"

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http://www.salon.com/2012/06/01/scott_walkers_john_doe_scandal_explained/singleton/

The Wis. governor is being haunted by a corruption investigation ahead of the recall. Here's what you need to know
By Alex Seitz-Wald

The two-year-old corruption investigation into Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker reached a major inflection point just days before his recall election next week when it came out that Walker had transferred $100,000 of campaign money to his legal defense fund and seemed to acknowledge that he is the center of the probe.

In the final debate last night, challenger Tom Barrett repeatedly slammed Walker for his legal woes and for stonewalling the public. “I have a police department that arrests felons,” the Democratic Milwaukee mayor said, “he has a practice of hiring them.” He added, “I’ve been in public life for 28 years. No one on my staff has been charged with a felony, and I’ve never had a criminal defense fund.”

So what is the “John Doe” investigation? ............

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[malaise]

1. Walker had transferred $100,000 of campaign money to his legal defense fund?

WTF?????

[L. Coyote]

2. With the permission of his secret donor,

a fine, upstanding Wisconsinite, no doubt

[malaise]

6. or a Koch-head

[Life Long Dem]

3. They took money going to veterans

Two appointees were arrested for allegedly embezzling $60,000 from a fund that was intended to be used for veterans. They used the money instead for Caribbean cruises, wedding expenses, Walker campaign barbeques and other Walker campaign activities, prosecutors claim.

[ewagner]

4. This, by itself, was inexcuseable

Walker also should have learned from the caucus scandals where state-paid staffers did campaign work for both parties...leaders of both parties were convicted and jailed for it and yet Walker apparently had the same kind of operation going in the County Exec's office

[WillyT]

5. K & R !!!