Prosecutors May be Closing in on Walker as WI Gov Implicated In Criminal Complaint Against Aides

[hue]

http://www.bradblog.com/

Guest blogged by Ernest A. Canning

A recall from his position as Wisconsin's governor could ultimately be the least of Gov. Scott Walker's worry, if a criminal complaint quietly moving forward in the Badger State court system continues on its current trajectory. At the moment, Walker seems to be at the bottom of a mountain where an avalanche is just beginning to roll.

A 51-page criminal complaint [PDF] (the "Rindfleisch complaint&quot , which formally charges Kelly M. Rindfleisch with four felony counts of misconduct in public office, contains factual allegations which implicate a number of individuals, listed as "interested parties," including WI's controversial Republican Governor, in a wide-reaching criminal conspiracy to misuse public employees and resources for partisan political gain.

The Rindfleish complaint was filed in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Jan. 26, 2012 by Milwaukee County District Attorney John T. Chisholm. It's the product of an ongoing criminal investigation (the "John Doe" investigation) of the Milwaukee County Executive Office during Walker's tenure as County Executive there. The complaint specifically involves the period during which Tim Russell and then Rindfleish served as Walker's Deputy Chiefs of Staff.

[rurallib]

1. Waiting for the Perp walk(er)

[BlueToTheBone]

5. It can't come soon enough!

Can all those contracts and laws he passed be overturned because of his criminality?

[ewagner]

2. It's still pretty thin soup....

there's not as much meet to the actual allegations as I'd like to see but we can always hope there's more.

[Old Codger]

3. Fingers crossed

One can only hope.

[yourout]

4. "Stand with Walker" is what his lawyer will be doing at his sentencing.

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[alterfurz]

6. a race now to see if Walker will get his pink slip or his orange suit first...

...stay tuned!

[mojowork_n]

7. Wouldn't it be great if the John Doe indictment included

...a lot of incriminating details, embarrassing conversations and flat-out lies -- the
whole, complete cognitive disconnect of the Walker mis-Administration? What
he says he's been doing (to 'help the middle class'), and what he's actually been
doing? (Shoveling wealth and influence on behalf of his wealthiest campaign donors?)

What kind of messages were sent over that secret e-mail network? Wouldn't it be
great to find out, and have all those e-mails out in public?