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The Walker campaign was one of those that had been subpoenaed.
:"Copies of two subpoenas we've seen demand "all memoranda, email . . . correspondence, and communications" both internally and between the subpoena target and some 29 conservative groups, including Wisconsin and national nonprofits, political vendors and party committees. The groups include the League of American Voters, Wisconsin Family Action, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, Americans for Prosperity—Wisconsin, American Crossroads, the Republican Governors Association, Friends of Scott Walker and the Republican Party of Wisconsin," the Journal reported. </ref name="WSJ John Doe II"></ref>
=== Wisconsin Club for Growth, Led by Close Walker Ally, at Center of Dark Money Web ===
Some reports put Wisconsin Club for Growth at the center of a network of dark money groups. <ref name="dark money web"> Brendan Fischer [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/11/12309/new-john-doe-investigation-probes-dark-money-wisconsin-recall-elections-club WI Club for Growth, Target of Walker Recall Probe, at Center of Dark Money Web], PRwatch.org, Nov 19, 2013. </ref><ref> Lisa Kaiser, [http://expressmilwaukee.com/article-22149-exclusive-koch-brothers%25E2%2580%2599-dark-money-flowed-into-wisconsin-recall-fight.html Exclusive: Koch Brothers’ Dark Money Flowed into Wisconsin Recall Fight], Shepherd Express, Nov. 13, 2013. </ref>
The group took in funds from dark money conduit groups like the [[Center to Protect Patient Rights]] ($225,000) and [[Wellspring Committee]] ($400,000), and in turn shuffled millions to other nonprofits that spent money on ads in 2011 and 2012. Wisconsin Club for Growth transferred $4.6 million to the group [[Citizens for a Strong America]] in 2011, which amounted to its entire budget. Citizens for a Strong America, in turn, spent millions on ads during the recall fight, and provided the majority of funding for a third nonprofit that was also active in the recall elections, [[Wisconsin Family Action]]. Another politically-active nonprofit, the Jobs First Coalition, received half of its total funding from Wisconsin Club for Growth, and in turn made a large contribution to American Federation for Children. </ref name="dark money web"></ref>
=="United Sportsmen of Wisconsin" Grant Scandal==
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