Bucher Faulted Over Ruling On Brookfield Campaign Finances; State Elections Board Official Says Mayor Did Get Excessive Donations

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Brookfield Waukesha County District Attorney Paul Bucher erroneously cleared the Brookfield mayor of campaign finance violations, according to a review by the State Elections Board.

Mayor Jeff Speaker received hundreds of dollars in excessive campaign contributions during his successful 2002 election for mayor, Elections Board Executive Director Kevin Kennedy informed Bucher in a letter.

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Bucher Faulted Over Ruling On Brookfield Campaign Finances; State Elections Board Official Says Mayor Did Get Excessive Donations

Kennedy said in an interview that the Elections Board will not prosecute the case because it does not have authority or resources to prosecute municipal election matters.

But he advised Bucher that if the E...

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