Unions warn industrial action could delay grand jury proceedings as governor tries to preserve charges against the governor’s brother for his role in bank fraud
Unions warn industrial action could delay grand jury proceedings as governor tries to preserve charges against the governor’s brother for his role in bank fraud Jailing
Unions warn industrial action could delay grand jury proceedings as governor tries to preserve charges against the governor’s brother for his role in bank fraud
Jailing Governor Walker for tax crimes, Wisconsin’s highest court has ruled that the governor’s brother, who worked at a firm that failed in foreclosure auctions, is guilty of illegally funneling millions of dollars to the governor’s campaign.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered the governor’s brother, Joseph L. «Joey» Walker, to remain behind bars in Milwaukee in prison pending sentencing next Tuesday. A ruling is expected late Monday.
«The evidence in this case is irrefutable,» the Wisconsin Supreme Court wrote on Friday. «Pleading guilty to a felony can be a death sentence, but it i더킹카지노s not a sentence that would impose permanent, permanent irrepara바카라사이트ble harm on a public servant.»
Joseph Walker has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, and has repeatedly argued that the charge of stealing in the state’s largest banking system is trumped up to cover his brother’s activities.
Walker has repeatedly insisted that he didn’t know his brother was running an illegal scheme, a point Walker made repeatedly in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal.
But in its 9-3 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court wrote that the guilty plea «is no longer a denial that the guilty person committed any crime,» nor a denial that he engaged in any crime.
«By pleading to the same charges charged in the indictment, the defendant, with good faith in his own right, admits that he committed a crime,» the ruling said.
Jurors found the governor guilty of 17 counts of felo더킹카지노ny counts that include conspiracy, tax evasion, money laundering and falsifying records, among others, in connection with a scheme to defraud the state of more than $300 million.
Under a state law that has been on the books since at least 2003, any former employee convicted of criminal contempt or sentenced to any kind of jail term can apply for post-conviction relief to seek his release on the condition that prosecutors drop any related charges.
Walker’s campaign responded that the governor’s brother was not in contempt of court and was trying to prove his innocence. It said in a statement: «We’re happy the Wisconsin Supreme Court recognized this and has set aside any criminal penalty against the governor.»
Winslow Wheeler, a spokesman for Walker, said in a statement that the governor has already sent «significant letters of clemency and offers his thoughts to the people of this state.»