(File Photo by Nathan DeBruin, Kenosha County Eye)
Kenosha County District Attorney Mike Gravley is a soft-on-crime DA and his Number 2, Carli McNeill, has promised to continue Graveley’s practices and policies. Graveley wants her to win so bad, we can smell it. Graveley has seemingly found several ways to “cheat” and use taxpayer resources to get his buddy elected. KCE will be highlighting soon, just how bad of a prosecutor Carli is. She has one of the worst trial records in her office. She has lost a lot of jury trials. Not minor trials, but trials with victims of serious violence. Either she took innocent people to trial, or she let guilty and violent people free by her incompetence. Graveley, arguably is among the best trial prosecutors. His policies and managerial style are garbage. He lets his prosecutors do whatever they want. One employee of the DA’s office got slapped with a restraining order for seemingly threatening her step-daughter with a gun – no discipline. A prosecutor and wife to James “Lunchbox” Kraus, Emily Trigg, was so negligent in the prosecution of a shaken baby case that the case was thrown out by Judge Kerkman (rightfully). Trigg was the prosecutor for State v. Caroline Prieto. Prieto was accused of shaking a baby and leaving the baby permanently disabled. Trigg ignored a court order for 2.5 years to produce a witness list. Her defiance of the court’s order caused the case the be dismissed. Again, no discipline issued by Graveley, the Number 2 at the time.
KCE Will lay out just four of the most egregious acts taken by Graveley to give an unfair advantage to McNeill.
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Law Enforcement Memorial
At this year’s law enforcement memorial, on the stage were Number 1’s. The Mayor, Police Chiefs, Sheriff, etc. The only Number 2? Carli McNeill. She was, in fact, the keynote speaker, even though Graveley was in attendance, as shown above. She alluded to the fact that prosecutors have a dangerous job just like cops. Wrong! Cops’ jobs are more dangerous. She’s talking about a time when a water jug was thrown at her in court, narrowly missing her. This gave McNeill a lot of time in front of many people and important people at that. Why didn’t Graveley Speak? We asked Graveley when the last time a DDA spoke at such an event. He told KCE that he did when he was DDA running for DA. Notice a pattern?
County Board Supervisor Orientation
During an orientation for newly-elected County Board Members, there was a spot for “Elected Officials.” On this list? Elected officials, of course – except one name that is not an elected official, Carli McNeill. Why would a beaurocrat be on the list of elected officials? She’s never been on a ballot in her life. Another edge Graveley gave his buddy. Graveley should have been there, not his Number 2. She got time in front of powerful people as to help her campaign.
New Facebook Page
The Kenosha County DA’s Office got a spankin’ new Facebook page. Mike Graveley never wanted a Facebook page. Now, just a few months before the election, one pops up. And what is on that page? A mention of how great McNeill is. The page posted a criminal complaint that McNeill signed. Her name is right on the bottom. We asked Graveley via public records who has access to this page. We suspect McNeill only has access. He isn’t providing that to us, maybe we will have to sue him for the 4th time?
Deferred Prosecution Agreements Being Hidden
Perhaps, the most egregious thing Gravley has done, is to break the public records law to shield the voters from knowing how many people have gotten Deferred Prosecution Agreements, or Diversion Deals. (Don’t worry, have are suing for their release) These deals take people who are arrested by police, and sign a contract to go to anger management and stay out of trouble for six months and then poof, no charges. Their name never enters the court system. KCE has contacted all 70 DA’s in Wisconsin. Most don’t use such liberal agreements. 15 have provided KCE with copies of DPA’s. Apparently Graveley either thinks he’s smarter than these DA’s, or he doesn’t want us to know how many people McNeill is giving these breaks to. Both scenarios are equally troublesome. Is Carli handing them out to her friends? Family members? Probably not, but we’ll never know, unless we prevail in court (we think we will.) As one DA told KCE, “It is my office’s general policy that [a case] warrants a pre-charge diversion agreement, then that case should be charged because the case has prosecutorial merit.” That’s what a tough-on-crime DA does. If leniency should be shown, it should be a Judge, not a DA’s office.
Kenosha has gone so far as to offer DPA’s to illegal immigrants arguing that they save money by avoiding interpreters. KCE calls BS. Carli didn’t want to talk to KCE about this secret program, but she did take to Facebook, as shown above, to write, in part, “It’s no secret that we at the Kenosha DA’s Office are proud of our diversion programs. The goal of a criminal prosecution is not just to get a conviction and diversion programs often enable us to address the underlying issues that led to the criminal behavior….This enables the court system to save taxpayer money by avoiding repeated court appearances that require interpreters plus the time of Judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys.”
Conclusion
This County will be better without Graveley at the helm of the DA’s office, but how much better if his handpicked successor takes over? Maybe worse? Let’s look at the riots. KCE will be telling its readers about how easy Graveley and McNeill took it on the rioters and looters during the Kenosha Riots. Most got fines and probation. For burning our city to the grund? For the fear? Death?
The bottom line? Mike, stop putting your thumb on the scale. Stop rigging the election. Stop using tax dollars to help out your buddy. Enough is enough. If you’re confident in Carli’s skills and leadership, she doesn’t need your help. We don’t think she can with without your shenanigans.
25 Responses
Lunchbox was allowed to wear pajama bottoms to work for years. That’s professionalism at its finest.
The Shit-Apple doesn’t fall far from the “Shit-Tree. Vote for change!
The Shit-Apple certainly doesn’t fall far from the Gravely Shit-Tree!
Did the DAs office post Kyle Rittenhouse’s criminal complaint on their FB website that was signed by Crooked Carli McNeill?
While true on its face the not important people outnumber them.
It’s the rest of us “deplorables” that need to SHOW UP at the Polls !!!!!
It’s on US to get the vote out.
While I believe everyone knows which side they are on, its not getting someone to change, it’s getting our side out to vote !!
Important people are just that, people
It’s not who votes. It’s who counts the votes
Straight White Male:
You have been identified as a closeted homosexual. Everyone appreciates you sharing the perspective of the LBGTQ Community.
Dumb ass comment ^
I’m a proud Independent voter, and I have to support Solis in this upcoming election.
The diversion deals are no sense, and the DA’s office is beyond compromised by yes-men that have gotten much too comfortable.
We need a harder stance on crime in Kenosha. Too many repeat offenders are coming in and then OUT of our jail system. Only to commit more egregious crimes.
Vote Solis. We need a change.
Holy crap! That face of Gravely on the cover photo scared even me when I first saw it. Is he practicing his candy giving face for Halloween scaring the kids? Looks like a monster.
The unfortunate reality is that the Kenosha Republicans have been dropping the ball lately. The (R)s on the county board have allowed the County become a woke, DEI-infested employer with ultra-woke Tappa running the show, largely unchecked. Kerkman has been a sorry excuse for a County Exec, dropping the ball at nearly every turn. She had the opportunity to get rid of some very woke, liberal, and opposite-of-fiscally-conservative directors, but she didn’t. She’s let these directors spend MILLIONS in excess, while she is busy smiling for the camera. She’s allowed employee turnover to skyrocket, costing the county hundreds of thousands of dollars, ignoring employees who are openly telling her how bad things have gotten, in favor of listening to her failure of a personnel director. Nedweski has been a bit of a dud- pushing Vos’ agenda as opposed to really doing some good. She fizzed out hard after her Parents Bill of Rights. She’s another one who smiles for the camera but has otherwise been a disappointment- she definitely followed right in Kerkman’s assemblywoman shoes.
Hopefully, Solis wins. Kenosha could use some good, strong conservatives in leadership. If he wins, maybe theres hope of getting a conservative into the Executive’s office in 2026.
When so many organizations are reversing and getting rid of their DEI departments, Kenosha County keeps pumping money into it.
Opinion: This site promotes Solis so much…. guess you need to promote him as much as you can.
Yes, he does need to promote him at every opportunity, because the situation is that dire.
Gravely is the worst, whiny poor-excuse for an attorney ever. He will not be missed.
He’s part of the system that has turned the usa into a third world country
No one currently employed by this train wreck of a DA’s office should be elected to continue the malfeasance.
He’s a democrat. Rigging elections is what they do.
Brainwashed fks
Nathan deserves a round of applause for that photo of Gravely.
KEVIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you please tell us where Kenosha is keeping the illegals in town?
I have been compiling a list of homes just based off of the campaign signs, pictures of the signs and jotting down the address.
After the election is over I will have a sizable list of where we can send illegals to so they can get some housing, food and a place to use the wrapper. Many of these homes don’t have a gun so the illegals may be able to walk through the front door just as easily as they crossed the border.
If having illegals here in America is OK for one party, we should be keeping tabs of what people are voting for it.
So if you could find out where these illegals are staying I’d love to get them a list of addresses where they can go to to get out of the cold this winter.
THANK YOU!
You are one weird and creepy dude,
Get a clue. Kevin considers you to be a useful idiot. He is way too smart to actually want to hang out with someone as stupid as you. Trump feels the same way about the trash that worships him.
I hate to be such a buzz-kill.
Question why did the Police and Sheriff union endorse McNeill for DA? Law enforcement puts their life on the line every day dealing with career thugs with bigger guns etc. only to see cases thrown out by DA office? I sure want someone backing law and order in my corner. Union members is your life worth voting and endorsing someone who does not back you??
Deep state at work. Nothing will change other than the usa falling further down the toilet. Keep dreaming because it’s only a dream.