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2015-05-14 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Latest Scott Walker 'John Doe' probe cost Wisconsin taxpayers $1 million

[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] An effort to investigate Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's political fundraising during his 2012 recall election cost Badger State voters $1.1 million, recently released court documents show. The investigation was halted last year after a judge determined that the activities alleged in the probe were not in fact illegal.

The figures may grow higher. At least seven lawsuits relating to the "John Doe" probe, a secret investigative procedure available to state prosecutors, have been filed and litigation remains ongoing, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Patrick Marley. The Wisconsin Club for Growth, one of the targets of the probe, has appealed for a dismissal of its lawsuit to the Supreme Court.
Our work will never be done here, Boris.

Posted by Fred 2015-05-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 This sort of cost should come out of the salaries of public employees only.

Either take a certain percentage out of all of them, or take out entire salaries until you've paid the million dollars.

Posted by no mo uro 2015-05-14 05:58|| 2015-05-14 05:58|| Front Page Top

#2 This group is a lot like the District Attorney in the People's Republic of Travis County. "We'll keep spending your money until we get the results we want."

Posted by ed in texas 2015-05-14 07:41|| 2015-05-14 07:41|| Front Page Top

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