DOJ investigators concluded that the leak was a crime, but were unable to determine "the precise details about how the crime was committed or by whom." The agency is asking the state Supreme Court to refer former GAB attorney Shane Falk to the Office of Lawyer Regulation and to initiate contempt proceedings against Falk, special prosecutor Francis Schmitz, former GAB employee Molly Nagappala, former GAB director Kevin Kennedy, former GAB attorney Jonathan Becker, Elections Commission counsel Nathan Judnic, Milwaukee assistant district attorney David Robles, Milwaukee administrator James Krueger and Milwaukee district attorney investigator Robert Stelter.

State Sen. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, on Thursday called for the resignations of the directors and attorneys for the elections and ethics commissions that were formed after lawmakers dissolved the GAB in 2015.

The report argues GAB employees "did not act in a detached and professional manner," and says the leak could have been avoided had the agency taken "simple precautions" to secure its records.

On Thursday, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Schimel will correct an error in the report, which incorrectly implied a Journal Sentinel reporter’s wife had provided him information related to a John Doe investigation while she worked for the state Supreme Court.

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