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State dismisses complaint against former DA

March 19, 2013 By WRN Contributor

Former Fond du Lac County District Attorney Dan Kaminsky says he feels vindicated after the Office of Lawyer Regulation dismissed a complaint against him. It centered on the so-called OWI airplane plea deal that Kaminsky allowed.

A drunken driving case was settled with a plea to operating an airplane while under the influence although the driver was operating a vehicle. It resulted in the same penalties as OWI 1st, but without the six month license revocation.

A woman filed the complaint while he was running for reelection which led to the case becoming a campaign issue.

Kaminsky says it’s becoming much more difficult to get complete and accurate information during a campaign season. He calls the dismissal bittersweet:”It’s nice that it’s over but a lot of damage was done; lies were told. And I think the public is the one that ultimately suffers for it.”

The former district attorney of Fond du Lac says it took the OLR some time to make a decision about whether the complaint against him was justified. The oversight agency’s Preliminary Review Committee was the second panel to make a no-cause finding. The decision is final and is not subject to further review.

KFIZ

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