"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."It looks like that US Atty in WI was set for firing until he decided to push a VERY THIN ''voter fraud'' case against a high profile Democrat - apparently with hopes of influencing the outcome of a close governer's race there. Push the case? Okay, you can stay on.
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. "
The case, though, was so flimsy, that an appeals court didn't just throw it back to the lower court to be retried. The Appeals court outright overturned the conviction and acquited the accused.
