Walker To Corporate Donor Now Admitting To Campaign Finance Felonies: "Thanks A Million!"

Freight railroad owner William Gardner made or directed illegal donations to Scott Walker's gubernatorial campaign after having pledged to raise $100,000 for Walker's run, according to the complaint reproduced in pdf format accompanying this Journal Sentinel story.

The complaint also indicates that:

*  Gardner had two meetings with Walker. (The heart of the matter is on p.10., but read the whole thing).

*  After one meeting Gardner sent Walker an email asking for state help to improve what he called the old "warn (sic) out" track over which Gardner ran his trains. The tracks belong to the state.

*  Walker sent Gardner a note back that did not address the request for state help, simply saying, "Thanks a million!"