Category Archives: chicanery
“How Bob McDonnell’s case might help others accused of public corruption”
Very important WaPo story:
If the Supreme Court overturns the convictions of former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell, the decision could substantially narrow what is considered criminal public corruption and put the brakes on investigations of allegedly unscrupulous politicians across… Continue reading
“What Happened to Jane Mayer When She Wrote About the Koch Brothers”
“Hacking into Supervisors of Elections Office”
Oh my, Florida:
Using a structured query languange.injection, Sinclair and David Levin were able to gain immediate access to a server.
From there, they collected the passwords for everyone that works in the Supervisor of Elections office for Lee… Continue reading
“How the Supreme Court can change politics as usual”
Jeff Bellin WaPo oped:
The Supreme Court does not take many cases, but it was right to agree last week to review the public-corruption convictions of former Virginia governorRobert F. McDonnell . While the conduct that led to… Continue reading
“New Wrinkle in Wis. Campaign Finance Probe”
Courthouse News Service:
MADISON, Wis. (CN) – Two targets of a secret campaign-finance probe hamstrung by the Wisconsin Supreme Court say the recently ousted investigator made misrepresentations about his searches and subpoenas.
Named pseudonymously in the filing, Unnamed Movants 6… Continue reading
Breaking: #SCOTUS Will Hear Gov. McDonnell’s Corruption Appeal
The Supreme Court will hear Gov. McDonnell’s appeal. It was pretty likely the Court would do this once it allowed the former governor to stay out of jail pending a decision on the cert. petition. The Court would not have… Continue reading
“Three former Phila. elections officials plead guilty”
Philly.com:
Three former Philadelphia elections officials pleaded guilty Wednesday in Common Pleas Court to misdemeanor charges of violating the state’s election code and were each sentenced to one year of probation….According to witnesses, Trainor went into a voting booth while… Continue reading
“Reports of voters twice casting ballots probed in Broward, Palm Beach counties”
Sun Sentinel:
Fourteen Palm Beach County voters appear to have cast ballots twice in the 2014 general election — once in Florida and once up North, Palm Beach CountySupervisor of Elections Susan Bucher said Wednesday.
I discuss the problem… Continue reading
“Judge rejects insanity defense in multiple voting case”
A follow up from earlier:
While Monroe and the defense team painted a picture of an apolitical man plagued by episodes of temporary amnesia, Judge Dennis Cimpl sided with prosecutor Bruce Landgraf, who pointed out Monroe was intensely bothered by… Continue reading
“Convicted of voter fraud, Shorewood man pursues insanity case”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Asked why he voted five times in the Walker recall election, Monroe replied, “We’re still working on that one.”
Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf suggested much of the worst things Monroe cites came up only after he… Continue reading
“State high court opens door for appeal for John Doe prosecutors”
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and two other prosecutors are now free to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review decisions last year that ended an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign.
The state Supreme Court… Continue reading
Sen. Menedez Files 3d Circuit Brief in Speech or Debate Clause Appeal
Howard with the stories and the brief.
“The Story Of Sheldon Adelson’s Purchase Of A Las Vegas Paper Is Even Crazier Than You Think”
Peter Stone:
Three months before a mysterious article popped up in an obscure Connecticut newspaper criticizing a judge overseeing a lawsuit against Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson and his casino empire, freelance reporter Scott Whipple received a lucrative proposal from… Continue reading