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Related: About this forumWisconsin: Brad Schimel’s sweetheart deal for disgraced, corrupt Scott Jensen
http://bloggingblue.com/2014/02/brad-schimels-sweetheart-deal-for-disgraced-corrupt-scott-jensen/Disgraced former Speaker of the Assembly Scott Jensen reemerged into the public eye last week, showing up at the Capitol to testify in support of a deeply flawed bill in the Assembly on behalf of his secretive pro-school voucher group that has spent an estimated $4.4 million on Republican candidates since 2010.
This reemergence was only made possible by a sweetheart deal given to him by Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel the same man who wants to be the next Attorney General.
After being convicted on multiple felony counts for political corruption, Jensen tied the courts up in appeals for ten years and was granted a new trial. Jensen then got his former GOP colleagues to change state law so that his case could go back to his handpicked prosecutor Brad Schimel. Brad Schimel gave him a sweet heart deal, refused to prosecute him and now all of Jensens felony convictions have gone away.
Thanks to Republican District Attorney Schimel, fellow Republican Scott Jensen avoided any felony convictions and instead plead guilty to a misdemeanor, a fact that should insult anyone in Wisconsin who values clean government in our state.
This reemergence was only made possible by a sweetheart deal given to him by Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel the same man who wants to be the next Attorney General.
After being convicted on multiple felony counts for political corruption, Jensen tied the courts up in appeals for ten years and was granted a new trial. Jensen then got his former GOP colleagues to change state law so that his case could go back to his handpicked prosecutor Brad Schimel. Brad Schimel gave him a sweet heart deal, refused to prosecute him and now all of Jensens felony convictions have gone away.
Thanks to Republican District Attorney Schimel, fellow Republican Scott Jensen avoided any felony convictions and instead plead guilty to a misdemeanor, a fact that should insult anyone in Wisconsin who values clean government in our state.
Attorney General? Um, no thanks.
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Wisconsin: Brad Schimel’s sweetheart deal for disgraced, corrupt Scott Jensen (Original Post)
Scuba
Feb 2014
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dembotoz
(16,803 posts)1. we need to hang him with this
equal treatment under the law
scotter jensen vs chuck Kwaula
yes i know i murdered his name but you know who i mean
Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)3. Gesundheit.
dembotoz
(16,803 posts)4. given the political nature of the walker emails done during work time
we should perhaps start demanding to know if brad intends to enforce wisconisin law this time and bring felon to be--scott walker to justice