This morning, a criminal complaint filed in circuit court alleges that William Gardner, the president and CEO of Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co., skirted campaign donation laws by soliciting employees to give to Scott Walker’s campaign and then reimbursing them, in what amounts to two felony counts. It has also come out that Walker’s campaign then reimbursed Gardner and seven additional railroad employees to the tune of $43,800, which indicates a criminal probe is imminent of Walker’s campaign.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports:
It’s illegal to direct company funds to political campaigns in the state. But William Gardner, the president and CEO of Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co., told the state last May that he gave company money to reimburse employees for making political donations to Gov. Scott Walker and other political candidates.
Gardner was charged Monday morning with two felony counts of violating campaign finance laws, including charges of excessive political contributions and unlawful political contributions…
Last May, Walker’s campaign reimbursed Gardner and seven additional railroad employees $43,800, spokeswoman Jill Bader said at the time.
Wisconsin state law states that , “No person may, directly or indirectly, make any contribution other than from funds or property belonging to the contributor. No person may, directly or indirectly, furnish funds or property to another person for the purpose of making a contribution in other than the person’s own name. No person may intentionally accept or receive any contribution made in violation of this subsection.” Furthermore, the law elaborates, “The unit of prosecution under sub. (1) is every transfer of funds to another person accompanied by the false listing of any single contributor. An individual illegally furnishing funds from a corporate account may be convicted under sub.”
The state might be trying to get William Gardner to testify against Walker with the two felony counts. If this is legitimate, the people of Wisconsin have more than enough reason to oust Walker. If it’s unclear how serious this is, think Tom DeLay.
A pattern of systemic corruption within the Wisconsin Republican Party is being established by recent events. What we have here is a pattern of reckless disregard for the law, which I deeply suspect will eventually rear its head in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race as well, though we don’t know exactly how yet. But the Walker administration and the Republicans in the state Senate and House have established a pattern of violating the law, now topped off by allegations against a donor of violations of campaign laws.
At 2PM Wisconsin time, the state Government Accountability Board and Milwaukee County district attorney’s office will have a press conference to discuss the news of their investigation. A criminal probe is heading Walker’s way or has already hit.
If the GAB and DA can prove their allegations and the probe extends to Walker’s campaign itself, it suggests that Walker and his gang are not only corrupt, but inept criminals who have brazenly broken the law at every turn in an executive power grab that will go down in history as an example of what not to do.
Wisconsin Titanic: Criminal Probe Fyrirsögn Way Scott Walker
Í morgun, glæpamaður kvörtun í dómi hringrás staðhæfa að William Gardner, forseti og forstjóri Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co skirted herferð framlag reglum af leita eftir starfsmönnum til að gefa herferðinni Scott Walker og síðan reimbursing þeim, í það nemur tveimur felony telja. Það hefur einnig komið í ljós að herferð Walker er síðan endurgreitt Gardner og sjö starfsmönnum járnbraut til að stilla af $ 43.800, sem bendir glæpamaður rannsaka er yfirvofandi af herferðinni Walker.
The Wisconsin State Journal skýrslur:
Það er ólöglegt að beina fyrirtæki fé til að pólitískum herferðum í því ríki. En William Gardner, forseti og forstjóri Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co, sagði ríkisins í maí sl að hann gaf félaginu fé til að endurgreiða starfsmönnum fyrir að fjárframlögum til Gov Scott Walker og annarra pólitískra frambjóðenda.
Gardner var falið mánudagsmorgun með tveimur felony telja að brjóta gegn herferð fjármál lögum, þ.mt gjöld af miklum pólitískum framlög og ólögleg pólitísk framlög ...
Last May, herferð Walker endurgreitt Gardner og sjö starfsmönnum járnbraut $ 43.800, talsmaður Jill Bader sagði á þeim tíma.
Wisconsin ríki lögum segir: "Enginn má, beint eða óbeint, gera framlag en úr sjóðum eða eignum sem tilheyra framlög. Enginn má, beint eða óbeint, láta sjóða eða eigna til annars aðila í þeim tilgangi að gera sitt af mörkum í öðrum en eigin nafni viðkomandi. Enginn má af ásettu ráði að samþykkja eða taka við framlag í bága við þessa undirkafla. "Enn fremur, lögum skýrðar," Eining ákæru samkvæmt undir. (1) er hvern flutning á fjármunum til annars aðila fylgja rangar skráningar hvaða einstaka framlög. Einstaklingur húsbúnaður ólöglega fé frá sameiginlegur reikningur getur verið dæmdur samkvæmt a. "
Ríkið gæti verið að reyna að fá William Gardner til að vitna gegn Walker með tveimur felony telja. Ef þetta er lögmætur, fólkið í Wisconsin hafa meira en nóg ástæða til að koma frá Walker. Ef það er óljóst hversu alvarlegt þetta er, held Tom Delay.
A mynstur almenn spilling innan Wisconsin Repúblikanaflokkurinn er komið af nýlegum atburðum. Hvað höfum við hér er mynstur kærulaus lítilsvirðingu um lög, sem ég gruna djúpt mun að lokum aftan höfuðið í Wisconsin Hæstiréttur keppninni eins vel, þó við vitum ekki nákvæmlega hvernig ennþá. En Walker er gefið og Republicans í stöðu Öldungadeild og House hafa stofnað mynstur að brjóta lög, nú toppað burt með ásakanir gegn gjafa um brot á lögum herferð.
Kl 14:00 Wisconsin tíma, ríkið ríkisstjórnin ábyrgð stjórnar og Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office verður á blaðamannafundi til að ræða fréttir af rannsókn sinni. A glæpamaður Probe stefnir hátt Walker eða hefur þegar högg.
Ef Gab og DA getur sannað ásakanir sínar og rannsaka nær að herferðin Walker sig, bendir það að Walker og klíka hans eru ekki bara spillt, en inept glæpamenn sem hafa brazenly brjóta lög á hverjum snúa í framkvæmdarvald grípa sem vilja fara niður í sögu sem dæmi um það sem ekki að gera.
Wisconsin Titanic: Criminal Probe weg Scott Walker's Way
Vanmorgen, een strafrechtelijke klacht ingediend in Circuit Court beweert dat William Gardner, de president en CEO van Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co, skirted campagne donatie wetten door tippelen werknemers te geven om campagne te voeren Scott Walker en vervolgens de terugbetaling van hen, in welke hoeveelheden aan twee misdrijf telt. Het heeft ook naar buiten komen dat Walker de campagne dan Gardner en zeven extra spoorlijn werknemers terugbetaald tot het bedrag van 43.800 dollar, wat wijst op een criminele probe dreigt van de campagne Walker.
De Wisconsin State Journal verslagen:
Het is verboden om bedrijfs-middelen rechtstreeks aan politieke campagnes in de staat. Maar William Gardner, de president en CEO van Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co, vertelde de staat vorig jaar mei dat hij bedrijf geld gaf aan de werknemers te vergoeden voor het maken van politieke donaties aan gouverneur Scott Walker en andere politieke kandidaten.
Gardner werd geladen maandagochtend met twee misdrijf telt van het schenden van campagne financiële wetten, inclusief de kosten van buitensporige politieke bijdragen en onrechtmatige politieke bijdragen ...
Vorig jaar mei, Walker's campagne Gardner en zeven extra medewerkers spoorlijn 43.800 dollar terugbetaald, woordvoerster Jill Bader zei op het moment.
Wisconsin State wet bepaalt dat, "Niemand mag, direct of indirect, enkele bijdrage leveren, andere dan van fondsen of eigendommen van de medewerker. Niemand mag, direct of indirect, leveren geld of goederen aan een andere persoon voor het doel van het maken van een bijdrage in een andere dan de eigen naam van de persoon. Niemand mag opzettelijk aanvaarden of ontvangen, elke bijdrage in overtreding van deze subafdeling. "Bovendien, de wet uitgewerkt," De eenheid van vervolging op grond van sub. (1) is elke overdracht van middelen aan een andere persoon vergezeld door de valse lijst van een enkele medewerker. Een individuele inrichting illegaal geld van een corporate account kan worden veroordeeld onder sub. "
De staat zou kunnen proberen te krijgen William Gardner om tegen Walker getuigen met de twee misdrijf telt. Als dit legitiem is, de mensen van Wisconsin hebben meer dan genoeg reden om Walker te verdrijven. Als het niet duidelijk hoe ernstig dit is, denk dat Tom DeLay.
Een patroon van systematische corruptie binnen de Wisconsin Republikeinse Partij wordt opgericht door de recente gebeurtenissen. Wat we hier hebben is een patroon van roekeloze onverschilligheid voor de wet, die diep ik vermoed dat zal uiteindelijk de kop opsteken in het Wisconsin Hooggerechtshof race als goed, hoewel we niet precies weten hoe nog niet. Maar de Walker bestuur en de Republikeinen in de staat Senaat en het Huis hebben een patroon van de wet te overtreden, nu bekroond door beschuldigingen tegen een donor van schendingen van de campagne wetten.
Op veertien Wisconsin tijd zal de staat Government Accountability Board en Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office hebben een persconferentie om het nieuws van hun onderzoek te bespreken. Een crimineel sonde is post Walker de weg of al heeft getroffen.
Als de GAB en DA kan bewijzen hun beweringen en de sonde strekt zich uit tot campagne Walker's zelf, het suggereert dat Walker en zijn bende niet alleen corrupt, maar onbeholpen criminelen die schaamteloos de wet overtreden bij elke wending in een uitvoerende macht te grijpen, dat zal gaan de geschiedenis in als een voorbeeld van wat niet te doen.
