Democrats call for federal investigation into questionable WEDC loan deal

[riversedge]

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Democrats call for federal investigation into questionable WEDC loan deal



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Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, left, and Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, called on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate a bad WEDC loan deal.


6 minutes ago • MATTHEW DeFOUR [e-mail], 608-252-6144


Democratic lawmakers called Monday for a federal criminal investigation into a questionable loan deal that Gov. Scott Walker's top aides initially pushed for a top Walker donor.

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, said at a news conference at the Capitol that a State Journal investigation of a $500,000 state economic development loan that has never been repaid reveals evidence of "possible corruption."

"$500,000 in taxpayer funds were wasted by Gov. Walker and his administration on a loan that never should have been granted to a major campaign contributor," said Barca, a board member of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. "As a taxpayer and someone who cares deeply about economic development in this state, as a legislator and a (WEDC) board member, I am outraged."

Barca and Sen. Julie Lassa, D-Stevens Point, who also serves on the WEDC board, called on U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and U.S. Attorneys John Vaudreuil and James Santelle to launch an investigation into missing documents, whether taxpayer dollars were misused, and whether criminal violations may have taken place at WEDC...............


In New Orleans on Monday, Walker told the Associated Press that he played no part in the loan and that Democrats are on a "political witch hunt."................

[Scuba]

1. The Wisconsin Economic Disaster Corporation is Squatty's personal slush fund, and these ...

... do-gooder Democrats should just sit down and shut up.


Squatty needs a long visit to the Graybar Hotel.

[ewagner]

2. Way to go Julie!

backbone....guts...dare I say "spunk"....you can never go wrong standing up to corruption
!!!

[midnight]

3. kick

[unionthug777]

4. he played no part.....

I thought he was the chairman of the walker economic disaster CORPORATION.

[hue]

5. Ho humm! Another day another Walker investigation.

I doubt the term "investigation" means anything to Wanker. Even if--and this is a big IF--Wanker is convicted he'll prob be free for the rest of his life on appeals & other challenges.

Its "Whaat, me worry??" for Wanker all the way--->