Detective believes Bolger, Schmidt conspired to commit perjury in state House scandal

[Demeter]

http://www.freep.com/article/20120820/NEWS01/308200034

A Michigan State Police detective said he believed House Speaker Jase Bolger and state Rep. Roy Schmidt may have conspired to commit perjury when they recruited a fake Democratic candidate to run for a Grand Rapids House seat, records obtained by the Free Press show.

Detective Sgt. Robert Davis swore in an affidavit for obtaining search warrants that Bolger and Schmidt may have committed the crime if they helped 22-year-old Matt Mojzak file his affidavit of candidacy knowing that his residency information was false, according to records obtained under Michigan's Freedom of Information Act.

Kent County Prosecutor William Forsyth shut down the investigation before Davis was able to execute three search warrants that a judge approved -- including one for the cell phone records of Bolger, R-Marshall.

Forsyth, a Republican, said he didn't believe continuing the investigation was fruitful because he concluded no crime had been committed....

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[Bozita]

2. More background including what happened when Dems did some stupid shit ...

... and one of them got 30 days in jail.

Anybody think these two GOPers are gonna get the same?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021167177

Always remember: IOKIYAR

[MichiganVote]

3. This whole thing is such bullshit. The Michigan media is falling all over themselves

to keep this away from that cocksucker Bolger and the GOP. Its the smarmiest piece of political bullshit there is. This whole state is riddled with GOP poop.

[knitter4democracy]

4. Bolger needs to go to jail.

Pure and simple, he's a tyrant who thinks he's above the law. He needs to go to jail.