Businessman convicted in scrap metal racketeering scheme
A businessman has been convicted in a scheme that bilked a Fond du Lac firm out of $14 million.
Wisconsin officials file charges in lottery fixing scheme
A former lottery computer administrator from Iowa and a friend from Texas were charged Thursday in Wisconsin with racketeering and theft by fraud for allegedly rigging a 2007 Megabucks game which paid them more than $780,000.
Lawsuit against Manitowoc doctor invokes statute rarely used in med-mal cases
Four families who had loved-ones die from drug overdoses are suing a Manitowoc doctor who has been charged with drug trafficking.
Minority bar owners drop racketeering claims against Racine
Minority bar owners have withdrawn racketeering and corruption claims in a federal lawsuit against the city of Racine and its officials.
Sports betting consultant indicted for fleecing Wis. man
A federal grand jury has indicted a Florida sports betting consultant on fraud, racketeering, extortion and gun charges after he allegedly threatened a customer into giving him more than $25 million.
American Indian gang trio face racketeering trial
Three members of a violent American Indian gang known for terrorizing people from the Twin Cities to reservations in greater Minnesota, Wisconsin and beyond will go on trial Tuesday in what authorities call one of the largest gang cases to come out of Indian Country.
4 charged in mortgage fraud scheme
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four people from Minnesota and Wisconsin are charged in what authorities are calling a “sophisticated mortgage fraud scheme” involving fake documents — including phony divorce decrees and the forged signature of a Minnesota judge. The case involves the sales of foreclosed properties in the Twin Cities area and tens of millions of […]
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