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Correction
Apropos of Josh's post on U.S. Attorney for Milwaukee Steven Biskupic today, it seems like a good time to reiterate a correction I appended to a post last week.
The post asserted that a Wisconsin state appeals court decision had reversed a voter fraud case pushed by Biskupic's office. The case had been prosecuted by the Racine County D.A. In fact, Biskupic's office -- which had formed a joint task force with the Milwaukee County D.A., not Racine County -- had nothing to do with the case. Again, I regret the error.
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Comments (7)
Anonymous wrote on May 3, 2007 4:45 PM:We in Wisconsin forgive you.
Sharon A wrote on May 3, 2007 5:29 PM:Well, then why did Biskupic's name fall off the firing list? I'll be looking forward to that part of the story. Perhaps it was a typo, entry error, wrong line, etc.
ESL wrote on May 3, 2007 5:38 PM:Regarding US Attny Biskupic, look to the story about a Vietnam Vet Rogers now serving prison time for going after his VA benefits. (DailyKos)
lestatdelc wrote on May 3, 2007 6:21 PM:Seems Biskupic was not always the nicest guy. Seems this time he put Admin aims first.
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As Sharon notes up-thread, doesn't that up-end the current working theory here at TPM that Biskupic got what amounted to a reprieve form the chopping block because he began carrying water on voter-fraud cases?
greggp wrote on May 3, 2007 7:30 PM:lestatdelc:
No, it does not change anything. The Racine case may not have had anything to do with Biscupic, but he filed a number of federal vote fraud cases in Milwaukee.
From the New York Times, on 4/12/07, beginning on Page A1, column 3:
"Of the hundreds of people initially suspected of violations in Milwaukee, 14 -- most black, poor, Democratic and first-time voters -- ever faced federal charges. United States Attorney Steven M. Biskupic would say only that there was insufficient evidence to bring other cases."
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"The Wisconsin prosecutors lost every case on double voting. Cynthia C. Alicea, 25, was accused of multiple voting in 2004 because officials found two registration cards in her name. She and others were acquitted after explaining that they had filed a second card and voted just once after a clerk said they had filled out the first card incorrectly."
Biscupic was one of the most enthusiastic federal prosecutors in this regard.
Correction wrote on May 3, 2007 8:20 PM:Correction:
First comment should have read: We in Wisconsin forgive you, Paul Kiel.
Sorry for any confusion about the one forgiven.
Dirk wrote on May 4, 2007 3:47 AM:The case that brought Biskupic to TPM's attention is the one about Georgia Thompson. That case, when brought up on appeal was dismissed and she was immediately released with the comment that the evidence was "beyond thin".
This, second case, referenced in this article, was the mistake that Paul is apologizing for.
Biskupic, despite the backing given by Comey today, is still looking pretty shaky.