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Jun 10, 2014

Contractor sentenced to 5 months in kickback scheme

Homer Key on Tuesday became the second person to be sentenced for his role in a scheme to steal federal grant money from Milwaukee County’s disadvantage business enterprise program.

Jun 9, 2014

Former Milwaukee County business director sentenced for fraud

A judge on Monday sentenced the former director of Milwaukee County’s disadvantaged business enterprise program to 100 hours of community service for her role in a scheme to steal federal grant money.

May 15, 2014

Contractor guilty of felony forgery, conspiracy

A jury Thursday found contractor Homer Key, accused of colluding to steal federal grant money from Milwaukee County, guilty of felony forgery and conspiring to commit the crime of having a private interest in a public contract.

May 14, 2014

Key testifies in felony theft trial

Contractor Homer Key was particular about his choice of words during his felony theft trial Wednesday, insisting that “retroactive” differs from “backdated” and “units” are not the same as “hours.”

May 12, 2014

Sides dispute contract meaning in Milwaukee contractor suit

“Time” and “materials” do not appear in Homer Key’s contracts to run a Milwaukee County education program, but the county’s chief auditor said Monday omitting the words did not justify the contractor’s pattern of billing.

May 6, 2014

DBE theft, kickback trial kick-starts

A contractor accused of bilking Milwaukee County out of tens of thousands of dollars in federal grant money was no more than a victim of an incompetent bureaucrat, his attorney said Tuesday.

Sep 11, 2013

Former DBE chief pleads no contest to theft

Freida Webb, the former director of Milwaukee County's disadvantaged business enterprise program, pleaded no contest Wednesday to stealing federal grant money.

Sep 3, 2013

Milwaukee contractor pleads not guilty to 4 felonies

Homer Key, a Milwaukee contractor accused of stealing federal grant money, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to four felony charges.

Feb 22, 2012

Brookfield attorney pleads guilty to fraud (UPDATE)

A Brookfield attorney who pled guilty to felony fraud charges on Wednesday could face a stricter sentence structure than normal because of missed court appearances that resulted in his arrest and incarceration.

Jan 10, 2012

Judge sets $1 million bail for Brookfield attorney

A Milwaukee judge set bail at $1 million cash for Thomas Bielinski, the Brookfield attorney arrested in a church last month after skipping two plea hearings.

Dec 28, 2011

Bail hearing set for attorney arrested at church

The Brookfield attorney arrested in a church after skipping two plea hearings last week will return to court Jan. 10.

Dec 19, 2011

Attorney charged with felony skips plea hearings, warrant issued (UPDATE)

A Brookfield attorney charged with stealing more than $500,000 through a complex foreclosure scam is now a fugitive from the law after skipping court twice Monday.

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