In a press release issued today, a well know Christian activist charged Attorney General Marty Jackley with a “serious conflict of interest”.

 In the nationwide press release, Dr. Peter Waldron outlined the evidence for his accusation of Jackley’s conflict of interest, regarding the prosecution of Annette Bosworth (an opponent of Mike Rounds in the US Senate race). You are probably aware that Jackley has charged Bosworth with 12 felonies for seemingly insignificant petition signature ‘violations’. Observers have long felt that the Bosworth case was more about “persecution” than “prosecution”. Until now, no one has publicly called for Jackley to recuse himself from this case and dismiss the charges against Bosworth.

Waldron makes reference to the well-known conflict of interest of George Stephanopoulos. His objectivity as a newscaster has been called into question because of his undisclosed support of the Clintons. How much more should we expect of the chief prosecutor, the Attorney General, of South Dakota. It would seem reasonable that the serious conflict of interest would have caused Jackley to recuse himself from the beginning. On the other hand, there isn’t much about the Bosworth prosecution that seems reasonable.

The evidence of Jackley’s conflict of interest seems clear:

• Jackley was appointed by then Governor Mike Rounds to be the Attorney General

• Jackley personally made political contributions to Mike Rounds

• Jackley was personally active in fund raising for Mike Rounds

This presents an undeniable conflict of interest for the Attorney General. Prosecuting the highly visible opponent of Mike Rounds seems a little too cozy to pass the smell test. Shouldn’t the South Dakota Attorney General rise above even the APPEARANCE of a conflict of interest?

Waldron had this to say about this conflict of interest, “The Court should acknowledge Attorney General Marty Jackley’s conflict of interest, dismiss the charges against Dr. Bosworth, and assure the good and decent citizens of South Dakota that justice is alive and well in the South Dakota courts”.

Here is the press release in its entirety:

No Compromise Group

 

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release                                                          Contact: Peter Waldron

May 18, 2015                                                                          727-415-7189

Contactamerica1@msn.com

 

Bosworth Case: Attorney General Marty Jackley’s Obvious Conflict of interest

 

Christian Activist Calls AG Jackley’s role in the Annette Bosworth Case a serious conflict of interest

 

SIOUX FALLS: … South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley’s role in the investigation and prosecution of South Dakota physician/missionary Dr. Annette Bosworth is fraught with conflicts of interest.

 

Attorney General Jackley was appointed by then-governor Mike Rounds. The AG donated funds to the 2014 Senate Campaign of Mike Rounds. AG Jackley had an active role in a 2014 fundraiser for Senate-candidate Mike Rounds. In spite of the obvious conflict, the Attorney General rushed forward with an investigation of a 2014 political opponent of Senate-candidate of Mike Rounds.

 

“Forget about an appearance of conflict, there is substantial evidence that Attorney General Marty Jackley has serious conflicts of interest,” said Peter Waldron with the No Compromise Group, an organization that is committed to honest, open, free, and fair elections. He should have publicly recused himself from any investigation and prosecution of Dr. Bosworth. Sadly, his involvement in her prosecution appears to the reasonable citizen to be more personal than official.”

 

A lot is currently written about ABC-TV personality George Stephanopoulos’ conflict of interest with the Clinton Foundation and concern for his objectivity in the upcoming 2016 Presidential Campaign. “We are talking about a TV host not a state attorney general,” Waldron explained, “Certainly much more caution must be taken in the official matters of state when it comes to the prosecution of a single citizen?”

 

“The Court should acknowledge Attorney General Marty Jackley’s conflict of interest, dismiss the charges against Dr. Bosworth, and assure the good and decent citizens of South Dakota that justice is alive and well in the South Dakota courts,” Waldron concluded.

 

***Gordon Howie is an author and CEO of Life and Liberty Media***

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