BENCH BLOG: Shiffra case causes trouble for state Supreme Court … again
In a highly unusual “decision,” the Wisconsin Supreme Court again deadlocked in a Shiffra case but this time issued five different opinions, most of them containing personal sniping.
Billionaire pleads guilty to sexual assault charge
A Wisconsin billionaire pleaded guilty Friday to repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl, a charge that prosecutors ended up downgrading from a felony to a misdemeanor after they said the victim and her family repeatedly refused to cooperate.
Racine billionaire due in court on assault charge
A Racine billionaire accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl for several years might have his felony charge downgraded to a misdemeanor.
State Supreme Court to hear Johnson case in Feb.
Lawyers involved in the sexual assault case against Wisconsin billionaire Curt Johnson will argue before the Wisconsin Supreme Court in February.
Sex assault case against billionaire on hold
A judge has put a hold on the sexual assault case against Wisconsin billionaire Curt Johnson.
Judge eases bond restrictions on billionaire
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A Racine County judge has modified the bond for Curt Johnson to allow the former chairman of Diversey Inc. to travel out of state in limited circumstances. The 56-year-old Johnson is a billionaire executive whose family has run SC Johnson for five generations. He’s accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl […]
Wis. billionaire pleads not guilty to sex assault
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A billionaire executive whose family has run SC Johnson for five generations has entered a not guilty plea in a Racine court to charges that he repeatedly sexually assaulted a girl he knew. Until recently, 55-year-old Curt Johnson ran Diversey, one of the Johnson family companies. He resigned from his job […]
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