Former Walker aide Wink sentenced to one year probation
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A former aide to Gov. Scott Walker has been sentenced to a year of probation after she was convicted of doing campaign work on county time.
Darlene J. Wink was also ordered Thursday to pay a fine and courts costs of $2,000. She pleaded guilty last year to two misdemeanor counts of political solicitation by a public employee.
Wink worked for Walker when he was the Milwaukee County executive.
She faced a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $2,000 fine. However, prosecutors agreed not to recommend prison because the 62-year-old had a clean record and she cooperated with the prosecution of other cases.
Before sentencing, Wink offered a tearful apology and said she recognizes what she did was wrong.
Walker has not been charged with wrongdoing.
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