U.S. Attorney saves job by putting innocent woman in jail?
More evidence, if any were needed, that the real
story in the U.S. Attorney scandal may be the U.S. Attorneys that weren't fired;
those like Steven Biskupic from Wisconsin. He's the prosecutor who brought a
"beyond thin" case against a hapless civil servant. It now turns out that he was
on a White House hit list, but apparently worked his way off it somehow.
Coincidence? In this Administration there are no coincidences. If it looks bad
it's because it is. Here's
the story:
A U.S. attorney in Wisconsin who prosecuted a state Democratic official on corruption charges during last year's heated governor's race was once targeted for firing by the Department of Justice, but given a reprieve for reasons that remain unclear. A federal appeals court last week threw out the conviction of Wisconsin state worker Georgia Thompson, saying the evidence was "beyond thin."
Congressional investigators looking into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys saw Wisconsin prosecutor Steven M. Biskupic's name on a list of lawyers targeted for removal when they were inspecting a Justice Department document not yet made public, according to an attorney for a lawmaker involved in the investigation. The attorney asked for anonymity because of the political sensitivity of the investigation.
It wasn't clear when Biskupic was added to a Justice Department hit list of prosecutors, or when he was taken off, or whether those developments were connected to the just-overturned corruption case.
By the way, this story is from the McClachey News Service, which is doing superior work on this story.
A U.S. attorney in Wisconsin who prosecuted a state Democratic official on corruption charges during last year's heated governor's race was once targeted for firing by the Department of Justice, but given a reprieve for reasons that remain unclear. A federal appeals court last week threw out the conviction of Wisconsin state worker Georgia Thompson, saying the evidence was "beyond thin."
Congressional investigators looking into the firings of eight U.S. attorneys saw Wisconsin prosecutor Steven M. Biskupic's name on a list of lawyers targeted for removal when they were inspecting a Justice Department document not yet made public, according to an attorney for a lawmaker involved in the investigation. The attorney asked for anonymity because of the political sensitivity of the investigation.
It wasn't clear when Biskupic was added to a Justice Department hit list of prosecutors, or when he was taken off, or whether those developments were connected to the just-overturned corruption case.
By the way, this story is from the McClachey News Service, which is doing superior work on this story.
Posted: Friday - April 13, 2007 at 10:42 PM
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