Plea accepted: Scott Walker pleads guilty to conspiracy, fraud
By Anita Lee, The Sun Herald | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
When
His father,
Seated solemn-faced beside
The men who built cases against the Walkers --
When the Walkers first entered the courtroom,
Starrett entered the courtroom just before
In one case, Walker admitted that he and co-defendant
The two men schemed from March to
lion grant for the city, but state officials were prepared to testify he had nothing to do with the money awarded to support Ocean Expo aquarium.
Janus and Walker knew up front that some of the money would be deposited in an account of their business, JaWa Investments. They put
Conspiracy with father
Rushing then turned to the conspiracy
While he was her boss at the DMR,
It so happened that
"The defendant
The remaining
"The proof would have also shown that during the time the land transaction occurred, the Walkers were having difficulty meeting the land note obligations at the bank," Rushing told the judge.
The Walkers paid off a portion of the loan after the sale, Rushing said. They paid off the loan balance with a new loan they took out.
To buy the land,
The punishment
Once
Starrett will consider, but not be bound by, prosecutors' undisclosed recommendation. The U.S. Probation Service also will delve into Walker's life to write a pre-sentence report.
Walker will have to repay his portion of the money taken, with amounts still to be determined. Fines could total up to
Walker is working, he told Starrett. He and two others own a
Starrett set Walker's sentencing for
As court broke up,
Two defendants remain in the case against both Walkers: Shumate and former DMR Chief of State Joe Ziegler. Shumate has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and fraud. Ziegler has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and two counts of mail fraud, charges the Walkers also faced. The charges against Walker and Ziegler involve a separate alleged scheme to defraud the government of
Outside the courtroom, Assistant U.S. Attorney
Dowdy also provided a statement from Southern District U.S. Attorney
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