Two earlier walker appointments embezzled 60k from vet programs, spent on cruises, walker-for-gov,

[The Straight Story]

New Charges Stir Wisconsin Political Waters


MILWAUKEE (CN) - Two Milwaukee County officials whom Gov. Scott Walker appointed when he was county executive were charged Thursday with embezzling more than $60,000 from veterans programs and spending the money on Caribbean cruises, wedding expenses and renewing Walker-for-governor websites.

Prosecutors charged Walker's former deputy chief of staff Timothy Russell and county veterans official Kevin Kavanaugh with multiple felonies, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Russell's domestic partner Brian Pierick was charged with felony child enticement, according to the Journal-Sentinel.

Walker told reporters Thursday that he was "disappointed" by the charges, but said that his office had started the investigation by contacting prosecutors about bookkeeping irregularities at Operation Freedom, an annual day to honor veterans.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/06/42818.htm

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. and the hits just keep on coming.

[Scuba]

2. So they stole the money from a veteran's widow charity and spent it on Walker's campaign. Nice. nt

[Blue Owl]

3. Sickening

Disappointment isn't enough, Focker.

If the feds hadn't busted your flunkies, you wouldn't have given two shits if money was stolen from our veterans.