Tim Russell (Wisconsin)
Tim Russell is a former staffer of Governor Scott Walker (R). Russell was convicted as a result of the first of the John Doe investigations related to Walker.
Russell graduated from Marquette University in 1986 with a degree in political science.
He has a long political history dating back to the late 1980s.
As a 23-year old, he ran former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson's (R) Milwaukee office.[1]
He was then employed by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) until he was fired for "gross misconduct."[2]
After being let go from WHEDA, Russell worked as a bank loan officer, a manager of an inn and a public affairs consultant. Russell later re-entered politics and subsequently held eight positions at various times within Walker's County Executive administration.[1]
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.[4] 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.[5] In October 2009, at the request of Walker, financial responsibility for the event was turned over to the Heritage Guard Preservation Society (HGPS), a nonprofit organization run by Tim Russell, Walker's deputy chief of staff at the time. Approximately $20,000 was transferred to the nonprofit. In total, Russell stole $27,011.75 from the Operation Freedom event through HGPS. The investigation of these missing funds launched one of two John Doe investigations related to Scott Walker. Ultimately, Russell pleaded guilty to one felony count of theft for stealing the funds. He was sentenced to two years in prison and five years of probation.[6][7][8]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ex-Walker aide was part of inner circle," January 8, 2012
- ↑ State of Wisconsin Circuit Court Milwaukee County, "State's Sentencing Memorandum," January 17, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Election 2010 AP Election Guide, "Scott Walker," accessed February 24, 2015
- ↑ Free Republic, "Operation Freedom: Milwaukee County Zoo," July 1, 2005
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedrussell - ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ex-Walker aide Timothy Russell sentenced to 2 years in prison for veterans theft," January 22, 2013
- ↑ Wisconsin Court System, Circuit Court Access, "State of Wisconsin vs. Timothy D. Russell," accessed September 26, 2015
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