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DOJ sues publishing group over alleged scam (UPDATE)
The state Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against two Oregon-based publishing groups alleging they ran a subscription scam targeting the elderly.
Ex-gas station owner ordered to pay for soil contamination
A former gas station owner has been ordered to pay $10,885.70 in forfeitures, court costs and attorneys' fees for a judgment filed against him last week over soil contamination.
DOJ preps for big jump in DNA testing
The state Department of Justice has hired nearly twenty more workers and begun a pricey renovation of its Madison crime lab so that it will be able to handle tens of thousands of additional DNA samples when new collection requirements take effect next year.
Tribes work to create sex-offender registers
More than three-quarters of American Indian tribes that have the authority to develop sex-offender registries are well on their way to meeting the legal requirements meant to keep convicted criminals from hiding out on tribal lands, a new report shows.
‘Vaccine court’ keeps claimants waiting
All but broken by her son's violent and unexplained seizures, by so many panicked trips from the crib to the emergency room, Jeffrey McCord's mom thought her desperate search for both answers and help was finally over. It wasn't.
Prosecutors say education instead of charges for students in sexting case
Oneida County prosecutors have decided to educate, but not criminally charge Rhinelander students who shared explicit photos electronically.
Plumber sentenced to jail for theft
A heating and plumbing company owner pleaded guilty to stealing more than $131,000 from a family member’s estate and was sentenced to 80 days in jail, according to a news release from the state Department of Justice.
Appeals court dismisses clergy housing lawsuit
A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a challenge to the law that gives clergy tax-free housing allowances, saying the leaders of an anti-religion group in Wisconsin didn't have the standing to bring the lawsuit.
DOJ appeals Schimel video release order
The Department of Justice will appeal a decision by a Dane County judge to make public training videos featuring Republican attorney general candidate Brad Schimel.
Sand mining company to pay $80K for runoff
An Illinois-based sand mining company has agreed to pay an $80,000 fine in response to allegations that it failed to prevent untreated rainwater from running off a mine site in western Wisconsin.
Wis. one of 7 new states to recognize same-sex marriages (UPDATE)
The federal government will recognize same-sex marriages in seven more states and extend federal benefits to those couples, the Justice Department reported Friday.
Schimel proposes gun deal, open records law update
Republican attorney general hopeful Brad Schimel says he would devote state Justice Department resources to helping Milwaukee prosecutors go after gun crimes — if they agree not to drop charges in plea deals.
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