Ex-Milwaukee Tool worker sentenced for $1M theft
A former Milwaukee Tool employee was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay $1.08 million in restitution for stealing company products.
Illinois man gets prison for $1.2M employment tax fraud
An Illinois businessman was sentenced to 15 months in prison after failing to pay more than $1.2 million in employment taxes and misusing PPP funds.
Man gets prison for $4.2M elderly fraud scheme
An Indian citizen was sentenced to four years in federal prison after laundering millions from an elderly fraud scheme targeting victims across the U.S.
Third defendant in Marshfield ATM ‘jackpotting’ theft gets probation
Jhoenderson D. Rojas Eganez received seven years probation for theft from a financial institution in the Marshfield ATM jackpotting case.
Manitowoc accountant gets probation in $42K theft case
A Manitowoc accountant received seven years of probation after admitting to theft and forgery in a scheme involving more than $42,000.
Oshkosh theater president accused of stealing $15,000
Former Oshkosh Community Players president Justin Drabek faces felony theft charges after draining theater bank accounts of more than $15,000.
Minocqua man sentenced in $828K investment scheme
A Minocqua man was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering in an $828,000 investment fraud scheme.
Manitowoc woman sentenced for $10M money laundering
A Manitowoc woman was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay over $10 million in restitution for a sophisticated money laundering and fraud scheme.
Ex-bank official sentenced for $411K fraud scheme
Former Associated Bank executive Amy Reid was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing over $411,000 through a six-year purchase card fraud scheme.
Man who faked drowning gets 89 days in jail
Ryan Borgwardt was sentenced to 89 days in jail after faking his drowning in Green Lake, Wisconsin, to flee overseas and mislead law enforcement.
Illinois man sentenced for $1.6M Ponzi scheme fraud
Ronald Pallek was sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding over 100 investors in a $1.6M Ponzi-style scheme across Wisconsin and Illinois.
Supreme Court revokes Grafton attorney’s license
The Wisconsin Supreme Court revoked a Grafton attorney’s license to practice and ordered him to pay restitution to former two clients and pay the full costs of the proceeding.
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