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   From: wlclark@N0T.N1T.W1T.0RK   
      
   Democratics stealing funds (Deja vue)!!  Liberals Hate America!!!!   
      
      
   This is going on all across america !  liberal gangs are popping up   
   everywhere" !! Just look at jesse jackson in chicago . Yes I said   
   "GANGS" !!!   
      
   Acting Milwaukee mayor hit with five civil counts MILWAUKEE (AP) -   
   Prosecutors filed a five-count civil complaint against Acting Mayor   
   Marvin Pratt on Monday alleging campaign finance irregularities, eight   
   days before voters will decide between him and another candidate for   
   mayor. Milwaukee County District Attorney Michael McCann accused Pratt   
   of four civil counts of filing a false campaign finance report and one   
   civil count of failing to deposyt personal campaign contributions in a   
   campaign account.   
      
   McCann had focused his investigation on Pratt's campaign finance   
   reports, which didn't match up with bank statements for his campaign   
   account. The figures were allegedly off by $116,000 as of the end of   
   2003.   
      
   Pratt's office said he would have no comment until an afternoon news   
   conference.   
      
   McCann said he decided not to charge Pratt criminally because he does   
   not believe there was a criminal motive. He described the problem as   
   foolish and stupid.   
      
   "These are all disturbing, how else can you describe it," McCann said.   
   "It is clear he is not very careful in how he handles his money."   
      
   Pratt, who also serves as Common Council president, became acting   
   mayor in January when John Norquist left office four months early   
   after 16 years as mayor. Pratt and former U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, both   
   Democrats, advanced in last month's primary to compete in the April 6   
   nonpartisan election.   
      
   News reports that Pratt mishandled his campaign money came out about a   
   month after the primary.   
      
   In response to the reports, Pratt hired former Internal Revenue   
   Service special agent Michael Spang to review his finances. Spang   
   blamed the problems on accounting errors.   
      
   Pratt, an alderman since 1987, is seeking to be elected the city's   
   first black mayor. A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel poll released Saturday   
   showed each candidate with 44% of the vote. Pratt was supported by 88%   
   of blacks who were questioned and 20% of whites, the poll said.   
   Barrett drew 66% of the white vote and 7% of the black vote.   
      
   Pratt, virtually unscathed politically before this, said at a recent   
   forum that voters shouldn't be concerned about flaws in his campaign   
   account or about his ability to handle the city's $1 billion budget,   
   because the mayor sets policy and is not involved in budgetary   
   operations.   
      
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