Walker-ing It Back, Part 3

The story about a former Scott Walker aide being pulled into an investigation of his boss was on the back burner of politics until today, that is. Eric Kleefield:

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's (R) spokesman, plus two supporters, have now been granted immunity in the ongoing campaign finance investigation of former aides to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), from Walker's time as Milwaukee County Executive.

WisPolitics reports:

The spokesman, Cullen Werwie, also served as deputy communications director for Walker's gubernatorial campaign.

Rose Ann Dieck, a retired teacher and Milwaukee County Republican party activist, and Kenneth Lucht, a lobbyist for the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, have also been granted immunity in matters "still under inquiry" through the secret probe, according to the judge overseeing the case.

The judge stressed that a grant of immunity "does not necessarily mean, imply or infer that those witnesses are suspected of, or guilty of, any criminal wrongdoing."

WisPolitics also notes that Lucht, the lobbyist who has been granted immunity, was previously ordered in April to pay a $250 civil forfeiture, connected with the investigation.

The site further reports that Werwie has no comment on the matter -- which makes sense, given the secretive nature of the investigation.

It may not necessarily mean there's wrongdoing by the witnesses, but multiple people aren't given prosecutorial immunityin a secret grand jury proceeding unless the information they have is A) possibly self-incriminating and B) involves someone higher up on the food chain.

That someone in this case most obviously has to be Scott Walker, now the Republican Governor of Wisconsin.  This just got real interesting, folks.  I'll be keeping an eye on this case.