ATF agent lost job after he found J.B. Van Hollen to be a customer of illegal guns.

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http://crooksandliars.com/2014/11/wi-attorney-general-bought-illegal-guns

"Under federal law, firearms manufacturers must be licensed. A manufacturer is defined as “a person who devotes time, attention, and labor to manufacturing firearms as a regular course of trade or business with the principal objective of livelihood and profit through the sale or distribution of the firearms manufactured.”

An ATF investigation into Smith, handled by the agency’s St. Paul, Minnesota office, did not result in charges against Smith. Messages left with Robert Schmidt, the ATF spokesman, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Carol Kayser, who made the decision not to charge Smith, were not returned.

Dan Bethards, a 14-year undercover drug agent who brought allegations against Smith to state and federal authorities, was fired in October 2013 for violating several Department of Justice rules. He now works as a narcotics agent for the Lac Courte Oreilles tribal police department.

A tape recording Bethards said he made of his conversation with Nygren during the investigation last year also revealed that two of the weapons Smith made went to Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen."

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1. IOKIYAR

And if a non-Republican exposes your crimes, that person will suffer the punishment.

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2. It is an odd response to someone doing their job.

Wisconsin's whistleblower statute

"An employee of the State of Wisconsin, except for certain exceptions ... may not be retaliated against for disclosing information regarding a violation of any state or federal law, rule or regulation, mismanagement or abuse of authority in state or local government, substantial waste of public funds or a danger to public health or safety. An employee may disclose information to any other person. However, before disclosing information to anyone other than an attorney, collective bargaining representative or legislature, the employee must do one of the following: disclose the information in writing to the employee's supervisor, or disclose the information in writing to an appropriate governmental unit designated by the Equal Rights Division.

-- Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development



Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/doj-may-have-violated-state-s-whistleblower-protections-in-firing/article_c219369d-9597-5e2f-8df4-32650b3237e1.html#ixzz3Klo1mliT

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3. Does anyone doubt that it's retribution?