"Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin protests release of investigation e-mails" by Scott Bauer | Associated Press October 22, 2014
MILWAUKEE — Thousands of e-mails Wisconsin prosecutors collected during the first secret investigation into Governor Scott Walker’s former aides and associates when he was a county executive were released Tuesday, prompting allegations from Walker and other Republicans that the timing two weeks before the election was politically motivated.
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele’s office made public the nearly 16,000 e-mails and attachments that prosecutors seized from county and personal computers during the investigation that ended in 2013. Walker was never charged but six of his aides and associates were convicted on charges ranging from theft to misconduct in office.
The documents’ release comes in the midst of Walker’s fierce reelection contest against Democrat Mary Burke. A Marquette University Law School poll released last week showed the race is tied.
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Burke said she never discussed the release of the records with Abele. And Paul Bargren, the attorney for Milwaukee County who oversaw release of the records, said in an e-mail that when to release the records was up to his office alone. Abele was not involved, Bargren said. ‘‘As material was ready for release, I chose to make it available rather than hold on to it,’’ Bargren wrote.
Walker, in a statement, noted that Abele, his wife, and campaign committee had donated $63,000 to Burke. Walker said releasing the e-mails so near the election was designed to ‘‘distract voters from my opponent’s failed record.’’
The e-mails released Tuesday, many of which were sent during Walker’s 2010 run for governor, show county staff interacting with those on Walker’s gubernatorial campaign, discussing strategy and seeking advice on how to answer questions from reporters.
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"Doctors differ on preteen suspect’s mental state" Associated Press October 23, 2014
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Doctors disagree about whether one of two 12-year-old girls charged with stabbing a classmate to please the fictional horror character Slender Man is fit to stand trial, a judge and lawyer said Wednesday.
A state psychiatrist filed a report saying he found the girl mentally capable of helping with her defense, but defense lawyer Joseph Smith Jr. questioned the state doctor’s qualifications and said he had a report from another doctor who disagreed.
Both reports are sealed, and Smith did not offer any details except to question whether Dr. Robert Rawski had the expertise to evaluate juveniles.
Waukesha County Judge Michael Bohren scheduled another hearing for Dec. 18 because the state’s doctor was not in court to testify
Prosecutors say the two girls plotted for months to kill their classmate before luring the child to a wooded park after a sleepover in Waukesha, west of Milwaukee, and stabbing her 19 times.
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