Walker aide singing like a canary in John Doe

[N7Shepard]

This is added information from the John Doe arrests made against Walker and/or his inner circle:

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/former_walker_aide_copping_a_plea_bargain_in_probe_other_ex_aides.php

Here is another wrinkle in the charges filed Thursday in the investigation of former aides to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), from his time as Milwaukee County Executive: One of them has worked out a plea bargain, and will provide testimony against others in the investigation.

The charges were announced Thursday by District Attorney John Chisholm (D). Walker’s former deputy chief of staff Kelly Rindfleisch, and former constituent services coordinator Darlene Wink, are charged with illegally raising money while in a county building and using government equipment to do so. (Rindfleisch was allegedly raising money then state Rep. Brett Davis, who ran unsuccessfully in the 2010 Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor, while Wink was allegedly raising money for Walker.)

But interestingly, the charges against Rindfleisch are felonies, while those against Wink are just misdemeanors.

As WisPolitics reports, there does appear to be a plea bargain going on — that Wink will plead guilty to the misdemeanors, in exchange for her testimony against others in the case. Wink’s attorney confirmed to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that she is cooperating with the investigation, and hopes to reach a plea bargain.

An official letter to Wink’s attorney from an Assistant District Attorney describes the office’s position: That in their view, her actions would support felony charges. However, “Ms. Wink has provided information concerning a related investigation involving the destruction of digital evidence,” and she is also “in possession of further information as it relates to possible future prosecution(s) and proceeding(s).”