Financial disclosure... Going after tax fraud?
okay, so not her atty, not her ally
Going after perjury on her financial disclosure forms.
There are laws regarding government officials accepting gifts of more than nominal amounts. There are exceptions regarding foreign officials in a diplomatic context, or for general business politeness during initial visits, etc. These have to be reported.
In her case, she testified that she did not consider Wade as an employee, so anything that Wade paid for that would have been her own expense is a gift for these purposes. The law doesn't mention specific items over $100, it mentions "in the aggregate" over a period of time over $100.
Willis accepted gifts from Wade in the aggregate over $100 regardless of whether she paid it back a minute later, a day later, or a month later.
A public official like a District Attorney just doesn't operate that way. I expect at some point that Willis will fall back on an ignorance defense, despite bragging about being a "chief county judge" at one point.
-PJ