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Tom Nardelli
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| Tom Nardelli | |
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| Role: | Political figure |
| Location: | Milwaukee, Wis. |
Tom Nardelli was a political figure in Milwaukee, Wis. He spent 27 years in the U.S. Army Reserve 452nd General Hospital Division and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He also served as a city of Milwaukee Alderman for 18 years. Nardelli was Scott Walker's (R) Chief of Staff for three years while Walker was Milwaukee County Executive. Nardelli passed away on September 1, 2014, at the age of 70.[1][2]
John Doe investigations
Two John Doe investigations, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015, were launched by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm (D) into the activities of staff and associates of Gov. Scott Walker (R).[3] Prior to becoming Governor of Wisconsin in 2011, Scott Walker (R) spent eight years as Milwaukee County Executive. While in that position, Walker started an annual event, Operation Freedom, which provided active duty military personnel, veterans and their families free admission to the Milwaukee County Zoo.[4][5]
In 2007, the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) took over administering the funds associated with the event. A year later, in 2008, Walker aide Darlene Wink discovered funds were missing from the 2007 event receipts and brought this to the attention of Nardelli. The case was turned over to Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm's (D) office in 2009. On April 23, 2009, Nardelli met with the district attorney’s lead investigator, David Budde. Nardelli informed him of his belief that the funds had been taken by Kevin Kavanaugh, the treasurer of MOPH at the time of the event.[6][7]
On May 5, 2010, Assistant District Attorney Bruce Landgraf asked for the authority to launch a John Doe investigation into the missing funds. He asked for the John Doe on the premise of determining where the funds originated (i.e., sponsors and donors of the Operation Freedom Event). His request was granted by Judge Neal Nettesheim, who had been appointed the John Doe judge.[6] In August 2010, Nardelli sent a letter to Chisholm questioning why a John Doe investigation was needed and the motive behind the district attorney's decision to launch one. Nardelli wrote to Chisholm: “Again, John, why is this a secret John Doe? Why are you going this route? What is the motive?”[8]
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See also
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County
- Scott Walker
- John Doe investigation
- John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker
- Timeline of John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker
Footnotes
- ↑ Legacy.com, "Obituary: Thomas G. Nardelli," accessed September 18, 2015
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Tom Nardelli, longtime alderman and former Scott Walker staffer, dies at 70," September 1, 2014
- ↑ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Milwaukee Division, "Eric O’Keefe, and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc.," accessed February 23, 2015
- ↑ FreeRepublic.com, "Operation Freedom: Milwaukee County Zoo, 7/3/05," July 1, 2005
- ↑ NPR, "AP Election Guide, 2010," accessed September 18, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Eric O'Keefe v. Francis Schmitz, et al., "Complaint," accessed September 18, 2015
- ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Authorities seize computer of Walker aide," August 23, 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin Watchdog, "John Doe document blitz must have broken mainstream media’s heart," August 12, 2014
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