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Four Thaddeus McCotter Staffers Charged Following AG Investigation
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| Last Edited | TX DEM Aug 09, 2012 06:35pm |
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| News Date | Friday, August 10, 2012 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Four staffers for former Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) will face criminal charges for filing fraudulent ballot petitions on behalf of the former Congressman’s re-election bid.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced today the details of the charges against the accused, which include 34 felony and misdemeanor crimes.
“This was not simply keystone cops run amok — serious criminal acts were committed, and following a thorough and complete investigation, felony charges have been filed,” Schuette said in a statement.
McCotter dropped his re-election bid in June after filing only about a quarter of the requisite 1,000 valid signatures to get on the Aug. 7 primary ballot. His petitions were rife with errors and duplications, and the attorney general launched an investigation into them soon after.
Following his 10-week-long probe, Schuette charged McCotter staffers Don Yowchuang, Paul Seewald, Mary Melissa Turnbull, and Lorianne O’Brady. Schuette’s investigation included interviewing 75 witnesses, acquiring nine sworn statements and combing through 136 nominating petitions, according to a press release from his office.
The state attorney general did not charge McCotter today but blamed his mismanagement for the catastrophe. |
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