Looks to me that you’ve found the missing link.
Was over at the Chicago crime thread. At the beginning the comments were general, who’s who. Then we got in more details or who was connected to whom. Side tracked a bit with BlankO fiasco.
BUT
This is red meat. Just WOW. Freeper Researching at it’s very best!!
The last such request came in the final days of the term of Gov. Chet Culver, a Democrat, and was filed by Gordon Fischer, a lawyer who is a former chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party. In his pardon application, Mr. Fischer explained that he knew Pepe Cardona from his days at the University of Iowa. Mr. Fischer declined to comment on Monday, citing attorney-client privilege.
http://bradshawlaw.com/attorneys/detail.cfm?id=49
Gordon R. Fischer
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Iowa Democratic Party
Chair, 2002-2004