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.

Tagged with: Freida Webb Homer Key Kurt Benkley Richard Hart William Brash

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.

Tagged with: Freida Webb Kurt Benkley Rodney Cubbie William Brash

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.

Tagged with: DBE Freida Webb Homer Key Kurt Benkley Richard Hart

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.”

Tagged with: DBE Freida Webb Homer Key Kurt Benkley

“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.

Tagged with: Freida Webb Homer Key Kurt Benkley Richard Hart William Brash

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.

Tagged with: DBE fraud Freida Webb Homer Key Kurt Benkley Richard Hart

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

Tagged with: Freida Webb Homer Key Kurt Benkley Rocky Coe Rodney Cubbie William Brash

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

Tagged with: DBE Freida Webb Homer Key Kurt Benkley Rocky Coe Rodney Cubbie William Brash

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.

Tagged with: Birdsall Law Offices Craig Mastantuono fraud J.D. Watts John Birdsall Kohler & Hart Kurt Benkley Michael Hart Thomas Bielinski

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.

Tagged with: J.D. Watts Kurt Benkley Thomas Bielinski

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

Tagged with: J.D. Watts Kurt Benkley Thomas Bielinski

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.

Tagged with: Foreclosure J.D. Watts Kohler & Hart Kurt Benkley Michael Hart Thomas Bielinski

A Brookfield attorney charged with stealing more than $500,000 through a complex foreclosure scam appears ready to face his fate.

Tagged with: Foreclosure J.D. Watts Kurt Benkley Michael Hart Thomas Bielinski

A Brookfield attorney facing felony fraud charges wants to surrender his law license in Wisconsin.

Tagged with: fraud keith sellen Kurt Benkley Michael Hart Milwaukee County Circuit Court mortgages office of lawyer regulation OLR Thomas Bielinski

An attorney accused of stealing more than $500,000 through a fraudulent foreclosure scheme made his initial appearance in Milwaukee County intake court on Wednesday afternoon.

Tagged with: bond Foreclosure Kurt Benkley theft Thomas Bielinski