The mission of Department of Justice's Tax Division is to "enforce the nation's tax laws fully, fairly, and consistently, through both criminal and civil litigation, in order to promote voluntary compliance with the tax laws, maintain public confidence in the integrity of the tax system, and promote the sound development of the law." This includes their initiative to shut down fraudulent tax preparers and tax-fraud schemes.

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FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Justice’s investigation into the fatal shooting of a Fond du Lac police officer has been forwarded to the local prosecutor. Fond du Lac District Attorney Dan Kaminsky told the Fond ...

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The state’s Attorney General’s office announced a settlement Wednesday against a drilling company for a failure to get permits on jobs dating back to 2007. Michael Hartman and his company, Michael Hartman Well Drilling & Pump Inc., North Lake, settled ...

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JASON SMATHERS Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Law enforcement officials in Wisconsin reviewed 90 complaints of threats or harassment amid a contentious debate on a collective bargaining bill, most of them directed at Gov. Scott Walker and lawmakers ...

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A property owner and a contractor have agreed to pay the state $12,500 to resolve a civil environmental lawsuit. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had asked the Wisconsin Department of Justice to prosecute Stan Johnson and contractor Mark Schultz ...

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By Jack Zemlicka Winneconne-based Radtke Contractors Inc. will pay $15,000 in penalties for placing unpermitted structures in the Wolf River during a condominium construction project in Fremont. The company agreed to pay the fines rather than challenge the penalties but ...

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Holst Excavating Inc., Prescott, and its owners and operators, William Holst and Nancy Beeler, have agreed to pay a $25,000 fine to the state and will come into compliance with the state’s erosion control laws under the terms of a ...

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By JASON SMATHERS Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman accused of emailing death threats to GOP state lawmakers during the Capitol debate over the collective bargaining law was charged Thursday with two felonies. Katherine Windels, 26, was ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Department of Justice officials say they’re concerned that a Dane County district attorney has not acted on a case involving threats to state lawmakers. DOJ officials say they referred criminal investigations regarding the threats to ...

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The showdown over Wisconsin’s explosive union bargaining law shifted from the Statehouse back to the courthouse on Tuesday, but it remained unclear when or even whether the measure would take effect. ...

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MONTELLO, Wis. (AP) — A former Marquette County deputy sheriff has been placed on three years probation for stealing drugs from a locked evidence room. As a condition of probation, Daniel Card will have to serve six months in the ...

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CARRIE ANTLFINGER Associated Press Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — With Wisconsin’s Supreme Court expected to take on a case that came out of Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to curb collective bargaining rights for public workers, a debate between a justice ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The two candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court will debate at Marquette University on Monday. Justice David Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg are expected to discuss their qualifications, judicial philosophies and the important issues facing the ...

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By Jack Zemlicka A portion of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill seeks to weaken the job security afforded general counsels in cabinet state agencies. The proposal would shift cabinet agency positions of chief legal counsel, public information officer and ...

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice has reached a settlement agreement with Andrew P. Dahl, owner of Dahl Well Drilling LLC, Glenwood City, for violations of state laws regulating well drilling, pump installation and safe drinking water. According to the complaint, ...

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Saying the owner of a sunken barge in Milwaukee was a “textbook example of a litigant playing fast and loose with the judicial system,” an appellate court judge Tuesday upheld more than $37,000 in environmental penalties. The case stems from ...

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With the sudden departure of Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz after a number of accusations of unethical behavior, the county finds itself with just one prosecutor.

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Boston - Attorneys who represent state and local governments or private clients whose buildings are open to the public will need to get up to date quickly on new Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility standards.

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