Wisconsin Gov Scott Walkers spokesman granted immunity during federal investigation

[MadisonMike]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's (R) spokesman, plus two supporters, have now been granted immunity in the ongoing campaign finance investigation of former aides to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), from Walker's time as Milwaukee County Executive.

WisPolitics reports:

The spokesman, Cullen Werwie, also served as deputy communications director for Walker's gubernatorial campaign.

Rose Ann Dieck, a retired teacher and Milwaukee County Republican party activist, and Kenneth Lucht, a lobbyist for the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, have also been granted immunity in matters "still under inquiry" through the secret probe, according to the judge overseeing the case.

The judge stressed that a grant of immunity "does not necessarily mean, imply or infer that those witnesses are suspected of, or guilty of, any criminal wrongdoing."

Read more: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/09/walker_spokesman_given_immunity_in_investigation_-.php

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RUH ROH! Looking more and more like John Doe=Scott Walker (yes I knew it all along, just saying)
the dominos are lining up, the cards are about to fall, and whatever other analogy you would like to use :)

[TxVietVet]

1. Don't get me all excited and then let me down.

Let's see if any of the corruption or other charges stick to the crooked Wanker.

[MadisonMike]

2. To clarify

To clarify: One is granted immunity if their TRUTHFUL answers could reasonably incriminate them. Seeing that the feds are involved, and none of his croonies, State Patrol, are in the prosecution, I think this is gonna stick

[No Elephants]

17. In theory, maybe, but remember Marcia Godling?

Even after immunity, her testimony did not even incriminate her, let alone anyone else.

Her testimony was that it was not always clear to her who was applying for a political appointment position and who was applying for a civil service position.

And, for that reason, she may have inadvertently asked some candidates for civil service positions a question or two that were appropriate only for candidates for political appointment type positions (like questions to lawyers about God and gays).

Based on that testimony, even she had no mens rea, let alone her bosses.



IOW, some people's answers, even with immunity, are not the truth, the WHOLE truth and nothing but the truth.

Sometimes, nothing comes of granting immunity, except that the person who was granted immunity gets away with what they did.



In Marcia's case, maybe the people Marcia interviewed for jons should have been granted immunity and questioned before anyone even got to her. (AFAIK, none of them were ever questioned.)

Maybe, with a stack of evidence against her, immunity to her should have been conditioned on her coming across with some really significant and incriminating testimony about her higher ups.

With a choice between prison and giving up some good stuff, her testimony would have been less, um, guarded. Or, she could have gone to jail.

[vets74]

22. Immunity is granted where specific awareness of crimes constitutes conspiracy.

The substantives -- that is, the individual acts that broke the law -- can be felonies or misdemeanors.

It is the pattern of carrying out a crime with a crew of partners or partner-corporations that constitutes conspiracy.

These three individuals have attorneys who have negotiated the terms of these grants of immunity. Breadth and time span are typical factors.

Of course, the exact terms will remain secret. But you would not be seeing these grants go public now, at all, if the prosecutor was not moving to attract/coerce other individuals to roll over.

My guess is that this set of schemes is going to reverse the common fictional device, where the criminal mastermind is foiled by stupid accomplices. Here it's Mr. Careless, Scott "Crime Boss" Walker, who's the dumberer.

Yeah, Mike, The Gov bumfuck$$$whore is going down. My sig line................

[charmay]

3. It's heating up!

I sure hope that Wanker and his cronies are sweating like the pigs they are.

[Ellipsis]

4. Gov. Scott Walker, not the Dept. of Children and Families , offered Archer the job at up to 65% more

More interesting stuff...


Madison - Three days after Cindy Archer was to have started her job as the legislative liaison at the state Department of Children and Families - and while she was already being paid sick leave for it - the agency interviewed someone else for the same job.

Department officials did not fully explain why they interviewed another person to be the legislative liaison. They did not respond to a question asking if they expected Archer to stay in the job for long.

Documents released under the state's open records law Friday also show the office of Gov. Scott Walker - and not the Department of Children and Families - offered Archer the job at up to 65% more than what the last person to hold the position made. Children and Families Secretary Eloise Anderson never interviewed Archer for the nearly $100,000-a-year job, even though Anderson is responsible for appointing someone to the post.

Archer was granted the job just weeks before her home was raided by the FBI as part of a secret John Doe investigation of current and former Walker aides, dating back to when he was still Milwaukee County executive and running for governor.


http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/130477953.html

[MadisonMike]

8. OH SNAP

lol, I wonder how much more is going to be uncovered

[Ellipsis]

5. Dan Bice talks Cullen Werwie video audio (offered immunity on April 14th)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS7iwnGydzk&feature=player_embedded

[midnight]

12. Thanks for this...

[Kingofalldems]

6. Kick and Rec one time for the teabaggers

[tropicanarose]

7. I hope that this works out. Walker should be removed from office. No doubt about it

[Kennah]

15. And if the FBI does it with Scut Farkus Walker in handcuffs, well that's the cat meow

[L. Coyote]

9. Big REC! So, how many elections did they fix?

[glinda]

10. Ding ding ding!

[L. Coyote]

36. U. S. Senator Russ Feingold? Prosser, Walker, who else?

http://www.jqjacobs.net/politics/spreadsheets.html#wisconsin

[glinda]

43. We KNOW they are rigging all around the Country. They must be stopped.

[midnight]

11. Why didn't the attorney general step in and help?

[MADem]

13. Hmmm--isn't THIS special!! Here's hoping something sticks! nt

[Occulus]

14. "I know why the caged bird sings."

:D

[No Elephants]

18. Boredom?

[The Wizard]

16. Orange jump suits here

Come and get your orange jump suits. Herman Goering exit strategy?

[rpannier]

21. I've been thinking that I need to diversify my stock portfolio

The companies that make those orange jumpsuits are one I'm looking into
With the growing number of politicos whose past deeds are catching up with them there may be possibilities

[Bandit]

25. Pretty sure they are made in China...

:shrug:

[No Elephants]

19. I'll wait to see what eventuates.

[Kolesar]

20. "Wisconsin Politics": Guv's spokesman, two others granted immunity in ongoing John Doe probe

Linked from your TPM article :thumbsup:
http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=248237

WisPolitics: Guv's spokesman, two others granted immunity in ongoing John Doe probe
9/23/2011

By Marie Rohde
For WisPolitics.com

Gov. Scott Walker's spokesman is one of three witnesses who have been granted immunity in an ongoing John Doe investigation that includes allegations of campaign law violations, according to records obtained by WisPolitics.com .

The spokesman, Cullen Werwie, also served as deputy communications director for Walker's gubernatorial campaign.

Rose Ann Dieck, a retired teacher and Milwaukee County Republican party activist, and Kenneth Lucht, a lobbyist for the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, have also been granted immunity in matters "still under inquiry" through the secret probe, according to the judge overseeing the case.

The judge stressed that a grant of immunity "does not necessarily mean, imply or infer that those witnesses are suspected of, or guilty of, any criminal wrongdoing."

Werwie said he had no comment. Dieck and Lucht could not immediately be reached.

NOTE: This item was sent first to WisPolitics subscribers who receive the weekly REPORT. Sign up now for a free trial of WisPolitics subscriber products Werwie joined Walker's campaign last fall after working on Republican Brett Davis' lt. guv bid, which ended after in a GOP primary loss. He later joined Walker's transition team before going to work in the governor's office in January as Walker's spokesman.

[vets74]

23. One of those times when thoughts turn to that old Federal prison on Alcatraz.

Perfect home for this lying SOB.

[alcibiades_mystery]

24. It's almost FITZMAS again!

:eyes:

[pscot]

29. Fitxmas was a disappointment

iirc.

[alcibiades_mystery]

35. Thus the eyeroll

[Major Nikon]

37. Walkers doesn't have the advantage of appointing the person investigating him

[hobbit709]

26. Well, well, well!

Wanker may have a new address.

[Sportsguy]

28. Forest Home? Boot Hill?

:)

[hobbit709]

32. I was thinking more like 20 years at Ft. Leavenworth.

[Sportsguy]

44. That Would Work Too:)

[Greybnk48]

27. Fighting giddiness! I don't want to end up in the dumps

again if nothing comes of this. He's rotten to the core, no doubt, I'm just afraid he'll slime out of this. There's a lot of money behind him because he'll do anything for money.

[bobthedrummer]

30. RECALL SCOTT WALKER-PROSECUTE J.B VAN HOLLEN! n/t

[DemoTex]

31. Legs!

Run, Forrest, run!



K&R

[SkyDaddy7]

33. I am not even going to consider...

getting excited until charges have been filed...And even then I know in America there are two legal systems & it is extremely rare that those in power &/or wealthy ever get convicted of anything serious & almost never go to jail.

Patiently waiting...

[bobthedrummer]

34. Here's an archived companion thread from September 2008 about Walker's #1 law enforcer

AG John Byron Van Hollen who is a RW apparatchik as well as a member of a not-so secret society. Perhaps these facts are now no longer subject to denial.

"Van Hollen attorney met with GOP officials before election suit" (started 9-20-08)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3501560

[Major Nikon]

38. Walkers and Arpaio could soon be sharing the same jail cell

It doesn't get much better than that.

[L. Coyote]

39. sharing the same pink underwear and eating the same green bologna

in a tent jail in 115 degree heat :rofl:

Oh wait, white-collar criminals have country club pens.

[Bill USA]

40. recommended!

is it too late to go after GOP Harpy, Kathleen Harris?

[Hubert Flottz]

41. Ain't it funny how slime slips away?

America needs to be granted immunity from Crony GOPer-ism.

[Ellipsis]

42. Judge Nettsesehim says Werwie was one of 14 people granted immunity by prosecutors ...

Gov. Scott Walker's communications director has been granted immunity as part of a John Doe investigation of the Governor's former and current aides.
Waukesha judge Neal Nettesheim says Cullen Werwie was granted immunity after he requested it from the state. State prosceuctors had no objection and passed the request on to Judge Nettesheim, who is overseeing the criminal investigation.

Judge Nettsesehim says Werwie was one of 14 people granted immunity by prosecutors over the course of the past several months.


http://www.fox6now.com/news/politics/witi-20110923-walker-immunity,0,1460463.story

[L. Coyote]

45. Will those immunity deals be public records one day?