City, county leaders remember embattled politician Butch Morgan
The polarizing Democrat is being remembered by party insiders for how he shaped St. Joseph County politics. But a forgery scandal led to his downfall.
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The polarizing Democrat is being remembered by party insiders for how he shaped St. Joseph County politics. But a forgery scandal led to his downfall.
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This fall will mark a decade since a 2011 investigation by the South Bend Tribune and Howey Politics Indiana triggered a criminal probe of St. Joseph Countyâs longtime Democratic Party chair, Owen âButchâ Morgan. He would eventually land in prison for a scheme to forge petition signatures for the 2008 presidential primary. Morgan has resurfaced in local politics, and his past scandal now seems much fresher to some party leaders. Morgan says he has quietly helped candidates in recent years. And he recently campaigned for longtime friend Dave Nufer, who was vying to unseat Stan W...