Talk:P. Nicholas Hurtgen

Relocating from the article page - this material needs reworking. I'll return to it tomorrow --Bob Burton 06:10, 7 May 2007 (EDT)

He has been described an early "umbrella holder" and later as a ‘‘Wunderkind’’.

He was indicted by the U.S. Atty Patrick Fitzgerald in Illinois as part of a political corruption case. His case was later dismissed (2007) for lack of evidence.

Here are some news links:

http://www2.jsonline.com/news/metro/nov00/spicecol02110100a.asp

http://www.gmtoday.com/milwaukeetoday/editorials/belling/belling_08162006.asp

http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2005/05/11/news/z5news11.txt

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/iln/pr/chicago/2005/pr0509_01.pdf

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1582389.html

http://www.politicalfriendster.com/showConnection.php?id1=3706&id2=4620

http://www.ilcampaign.org/press/news/illinois/2005/2005-5-10GovAppoint.html



JS Online: Cozy world of politics pays big for non-profit After sitting on campaign assets of several hundred grand for more than a year, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson has finally found a charity he can support. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jan03/111642.asp January 18, 2003 39. It pays to know Tommy Thompson It pays to know Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson By Steve Schultze and Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel November 2, 1997 Series at a Glance http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/governor/stories/1102shadow.stm November 18, 1997 40. Bear Stearns had edge in winning stadium deal Bear Stearns had edge in winning stadium deal Top Thompson aides gave well-connected brokerage a head start By Daniel Bice and Steve Schultze of the Journal Sentinel November 4, 1997 Series at a Glance Bear, Stearns & Co., http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/governor/stories/1104stad.stm November 18, 1997

46. It pays to know Tommy Thompson It pays to know Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson By Steve Schultze and Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel November 2, 1997 Series at a Glance http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/governor/stories/1102shadow.stm November 18, 1997 47. Call records show low-profile names Call records show low-profile names Thompson's lines bore few calls to lobbyists, many to governor's friends By Daniel Bice and Steve Schultze of the Journal Sentinel November 5, 1997 Series at a Glance http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/governor/stories/1105call.stm November 18, 1997

4. JS Online: Money flowed for Doyle at Chicago soiree It was a much bigger deal than nearly anyone realized, including us. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/mar03/125014.asp March 13, 2003

7. JS Online: Perp walks more common in Windy City Come to Wisconsin - if you get busted, the feds are a whole lot nicer here than in Chicago. We doubt Milwaukee's economic development gurus will adopt that slogan, but if they do, we have just the poster children for the ad campaign: P. ... http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/may05/324848.asp May 9, 2005

11. JS Online: Bond deal examiner has ties to firm An elected city official tapped by Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker to review county procedures after politically connected Bear Stearns won a bonding contract has his own political ties to the firm. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul04/247740.asp July 30, 2004 12. JS Online: Editorial: Sloppy - and suspicious First, there were the missing records on a $100 million bond project that the county was unable to produce after an 18-day search. http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/jul04/246338.asp July 25, 2004 13. JS Online: Bond deal bid vague, auditors find Bear Stearns' winning proposal to underwrite a $100 million county bond deal was so vague on price it should have been tossed out or reworked during the bidding process, auditors hired by the Milwaukee County Board said Thursday. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul04/245822.asp July 22, 2004 14. JS Online: Bond deal records discovered Milwaukee County officials announced Friday that missing bid records on a $100 million bond deal had turned up Friday, one day after criminal investigators and auditors announced their own search. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul04/244080.asp July 16, 2004 15. JS Online: Answers sought on bond deal Federal and state authorities quickly launched a joint criminal investigation Thursday into the cloudy circumstances surrounding the selection of Bear Stearns as underwriter on a $100 million Milwaukee County bond deal. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul04/244056.asp July 15, 2004 16. JS Online: Editorial: Shadow over county, again It was a complicated $100 million refinancing deal, and the key people involved, including County Executive Scott Walker, say everything was on the up and up. Maybe so. But the absence of virtually all of the records regarding why Bear Stearns & ... http://www.jsonline.com/news/editorials/jul04/243891.asp July 15, 2004 17. JS Online: Bond deal records missing Milwaukee County officials said Wednesday that they are unable to document how a major investment banking firm with political connections to County Executive Scott Walker was awarded a contract to underwrite a $100 million bond refinancing. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul04/243754.asp July 14, 2004 18. JS Online: Investment banker resigns amid Illinois contract probes Embattled investment banker P. Nicholas Hurtgen has resigned his job running the Chicago office of Bear Stearns & Co., a company spokesman confirmed Wednesday. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/jul04/243714.asp July 14, 2004 19. JS Online: Banker named in whistle-blower suit has long association with Wisconsin P. Nicholas Hurtgen, an investment banker named in a federal lawsuit as a party to Illinois kickback schemes, has deep ties to Wisconsin. Hurtgen, 41, runs the Chicago office of investment house Bear Stearns & Co., his employer since ... http://www.jsonline.com/bym/news/jun04/239927.asp

7. JS Online: Thompson pals break bread with Doyle It was like a reunion of ex-Gov. Tommy Thompson's old fund-raising machine. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/oct02/90915.asp October 26, 2002 8. JS Online: Everything relative with tobacco panel The three-person board overseeing the state's record $1.7 billion dollar tobacco bond deal is rather awkwardly called the Badger Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp. http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/apr02/37942.asp April 24, 2002