07-17-2015, 03:41 PM
It's good for Walker's presidential campaign that the court's split decision regarding the latest misuse of resources investigation went in his favor.
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The decision could end years of legal battles Mr. Walker has fought with local prosecutors stemming from his initial campaign for governor in 2010. The Milwaukee County District Attorney conducted a wide-ranging investigation of Mr. Walker and his aides from his time as Milwaukee County executive and whether they improperly used county resources to work on his gubernatorial bid. That investigation resulted in convictions of several former aides.
The latest probe of Mr. Walker focused on whether he and his top advisers violated campaign-finance laws by working closely with a handful of outside groups that helped keep him in office. A top aide was advising both his campaign and a supportive nonprofit group, and prosecutors said the groups’ advocacy on Mr. Walker’s behalf amounted to an unlawful “in-kind” contribution.
The court, in a split decision, ordered the prosecutors investigating Mr. Walker and his advisers to “cease all activities related to the investigation, return all property seized in the investigation from any individual or organization and permanently destroy all copies of information and other materials obtained through the investigation.”
“Today’s ruling confirmed no laws were broken, a ruling that was previously stated by both a state and federal judge,” said AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for Mr. Walker’s presidential campaign. “It is time to move past this unwarranted investigation that has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/wisconsin-co...1437062374
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The decision could end years of legal battles Mr. Walker has fought with local prosecutors stemming from his initial campaign for governor in 2010. The Milwaukee County District Attorney conducted a wide-ranging investigation of Mr. Walker and his aides from his time as Milwaukee County executive and whether they improperly used county resources to work on his gubernatorial bid. That investigation resulted in convictions of several former aides.
The latest probe of Mr. Walker focused on whether he and his top advisers violated campaign-finance laws by working closely with a handful of outside groups that helped keep him in office. A top aide was advising both his campaign and a supportive nonprofit group, and prosecutors said the groups’ advocacy on Mr. Walker’s behalf amounted to an unlawful “in-kind” contribution.
The court, in a split decision, ordered the prosecutors investigating Mr. Walker and his advisers to “cease all activities related to the investigation, return all property seized in the investigation from any individual or organization and permanently destroy all copies of information and other materials obtained through the investigation.”
“Today’s ruling confirmed no laws were broken, a ruling that was previously stated by both a state and federal judge,” said AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for Mr. Walker’s presidential campaign. “It is time to move past this unwarranted investigation that has cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/wisconsin-co...1437062374