Prosecutors Accuse WI Gov Scott Walker Of Running ‘Criminal Scheme’

Posted by | June 19, 2014 14:36 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories


The Wisconsin governor is being accused of illegally coordinating campaign and fundraising activity to fend off 2011 and 2012 recalls against Republicans.

In the documents, which were unsealed by a federal appeals court judge Thursday morning, prosecutors described what they called a “criminal scheme” to circumvent state campaign finance and election laws.

They said the coordinated effort involved conservative groups, Walker, his campaign and top allies of the governor, including R.J. Johnson and Deborah Jordahl.

The prosecutors allege that Walker and those allies raised money and coordinated spending with about a dozen conservative groups during the recall elections.

In the newly released documents, thee prosecutors cite a May 2011 email sent by Walker, he tells prominent national conservative Karl Rove that Johnson would lead coordinated efforts to beat the recall efforts.

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12 responses to Prosecutors Accuse WI Gov Scott Walker Of Running ‘Criminal Scheme’

  1. edmeyer_able June 19th, 2014 at 14:59

    Maybe he should have watched Stephen Colbert and paid attention on how to run a super pac.

  2. edmeyer_able June 19th, 2014 at 14:59

    Maybe he should have watched Stephen Colbert and paid attention on how to run a super pac.

  3. Obewon June 19th, 2014 at 15:11

    Scott Walker ‘God Told me to be a Felon, steal from taxpayers and illegally reward payola to Karl Rove & the Koch brothers front groups.’ Walker wouldn’t speak to constituents but quickly took this call he thought was from his master David Koch! http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/breakinggov-scott-walker-punked-blogg

    • granpa.usthai June 19th, 2014 at 21:48

      If ‘God told him to be a criminal’ then what can he possibly be charged with?
      Obeying God is now a criminal act?
      Has America really degenerated to that point due to gay marriage and murder of fetuses?
      No wonder the Churchgoer Reich is in such an uproar!
      when God tells you, personally, to do anything, be it feed the hungry, cloth the naked, ensure medical treatment for those in need, help the homeless or even be a Class A Felon Criminal, God expects you to do it!
      If you do not, you are NOT a true servant of God!
      (how Benny came about having so many tax free jet planes!).

    • Bob Waas June 27th, 2014 at 20:21

      http://www.cbsnews.com/news/prosecutor-gov-scott-walker-was-not-target-of-probe/

    • Obewon June 27th, 2014 at 21:38

      -A legal filing written by special prosecutor Francis Schmitz in December made public last week accused Koch bros funded Republican Guber Walker & possible 2016 presidential candidate of being part of a nationwide “criminal scheme.”-Is there enough evidence to charge Wisconsin Walker or anyone else with crimes?-An attorney for the special prosecutor leading an investigation into alleged campaign law violations said Thursday.-via DumbWass below busted by his own link. Again!

  4. Obewon June 19th, 2014 at 15:11

    Scott Walker ‘God Told me to be a Felon, steal from taxpayers and illegally reward payola to Karl Rove & the Koch brothers front groups.’ Walker wouldn’t speak to constituents but quickly took this call he thought was from his master David Koch! http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/breakinggov-scott-walker-punked-blogg

    • granpa.usthai June 19th, 2014 at 21:48

      If ‘God told him to be a criminal’ then what can he possibly be charged with?
      Obeying God is now a criminal act?
      Has America really degenerated to that point due to gay marriage and murder of fetuses?
      No wonder the Churchgoer Reich is in such an uproar!
      when God tells you, personally, to do anything, be it feed the hungry, cloth the naked, ensure medical treatment for those in need, help the homeless or even be a Class A Felon Criminal, God expects you to do it!
      If you do not, you are NOT a true servant of God!
      (how Benny came about having so many tax free jet planes!).

    • Bob Waas June 27th, 2014 at 20:21

      http://www.cbsnews.com/news/prosecutor-gov-scott-walker-was-not-target-of-probe/

    • Obewon June 27th, 2014 at 21:38

      -A legal filing written by special prosecutor Francis Schmitz in December made public last week accused Koch bros funded Republican Guber Walker & possible 2016 Koch bros presidential candidate of being part of a nationwide “criminal scheme.”-Is there enough evidence to charge Wisconsin Walker or anyone else with crimes?-An attorney for the special prosecutor leading an investigation into alleged campaign law violations said Thursday.-via Wass below, busted by his own link. Again!

      Walker began his life of crime in college before being kicked out of Marquette just before graduation for law breaking, lying & being busted for misuse of college GOP organization power after LOSING his college student body president race! Sounds just like Koch Walker today. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2013/dec/18/scott-walker-early-years/

  5. William June 20th, 2014 at 08:47

    Oh and…”yer doin a helluvuh job Brownie”

  6. William June 20th, 2014 at 08:47

    Oh and…”yer doin a helluvuh job Brownie”

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