A man who stole the head from the state Capitol statue of Hans Christian Heg during a night of protests in 2020 pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft on Wednesday and was sentenced to a year of probation.
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Man who stole $426K from elderly victim faces sentencing
An Oshkosh man convicted of stealing more than $426,000 from a 92-year-old nursing home resident is scheduled to be sentenced in January.
Read More »Man accused of stealing $1,400 worth of liquor from store
An Eau Claire man has been charged with stealing $1,400 worth of liquor from a grocery store over three days.
Read More »Senate candidate Lewis pleads not guilty to theft charge
Milwaukee Ald. Chantia Lewis, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor theft by fraud charge, one of five charges she faces for allegedly taking more than $20,000 in campaign funds and false travel reimbursements from the city.
Read More »State Supreme Court justices differ on what ‘theft’ means in Wisconsin
The justices on the state Supreme Court aren't in agreement on how Wisconsin law defines theft and noted their differences in an opinion issued on Friday in a case involving repeated retail theft at a Walmart in Green County.
Read More »Kooyenga can accept help on theft settlement reimbursement
Wisconsin law allows Republican state Rep. Dale Kooyenga to ask family and friends to help him reimburse the state for a $30,000 theft settlement.
Read More »Guilty pleas in church theft of $800,000
A former accounting clerk at a Catholic church in Onalaska is facing 23 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $800,000 from the congregation.
Read More »Lawmaker steals sign that calls GOP ‘gropers’
A key Republican lawmaker acknowledged Friday that he removed an 80-year-old man's anti-Republican sign from the state Capitol rotunda without permission in May in an effort to uphold "decorum" in the building.
Read More »Former officer pleads guilty to stealing cash evidence
A former Madison police officer has pleaded guilty to public corruption charges.
Read More »Former village clerk gets 2 years for stealing $400K
A former clerk-treasurer for the village of Black Earth has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing about $400,000 from the southern Wisconsin community and the electric utility in which it's a partner.
Read More »Former Thrivent adviser faces more charges
Prosecutors in Winnebago County have leveled 20 theft charges against a former Thrivent Financial adviser.
Read More »Eau Claire Co. treasury employee pleads not guilty to theft
A former Eau Claire County deputy treasurer has pleaded not guilty to stealing from taxpayers.
Read More »Former treasurer, deputy treasurer charged with felony theft
The former Eau Claire County treasurer and his assistant have been charged with felony theft and misconduct in public office.
Read More »Sun Prairie IT director to plead guilty to fed theft charge
The former information technology director for the city of Sun Prairie has agreed to plead guilty to a federal theft charge.
Read More »Grandmother facing prison time for business theft
A 75-year-old Wisconsin grandmother faces up to six years in prison if a judge decides she failed to comply with a deferred prosecution agreement and repay money she allegedly embezzled.
Read More »Plumbing company owner charged with theft
A heating and plumbing company owner in northern Wisconsin is facing charges of stealing more than $131,000 from his wife's deceased uncle's estate.
Read More »Prison worker sentenced for fraud
A federal judge has sentenced a former Wisconsin prison worker to more than a year behind bars for claiming travel expenses he never incurred.
Read More »Former Oostburg treasurer loses theft appeal
The former treasurer and clerk who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the village of Oostburg lost his appeal Wednesday.
Read More »Debt collection attorney pleads guilty to embezzlement (UPDATE)
A former West Allis debt collection attorney who admitted to stealing more than $780,000 from his clients has pleaded guilty to criminal charges.
Read More »Man pleads guilty to theft by contractor charge, sentencing scheduled
A Pennsylvania man who allegedly misled customers pleaded guilty to a theft by contractor charge Friday.
Read More »2 Ill. men indicted in Wis. on fraud charges
Federal prosecutors in Milwaukee say two Illinois men have been indicted on charges related to credit card theft and fraud.
Read More »Former Kohler employee gets 90 days in theft case
A former Kohler Co. employee charged with using company credit cards to start an escort service has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
Read More »Ex-payroll worker accused in $1M embezzlement
A former payroll specialist at Wheaton Franciscan Services is accused of embezzling more than $1 million to support her gambling, according to a complaint released Monday.
Read More »Woman accused in group home theft gets 3 years
A woman has been sentenced to three years for allegedly stealing more than $24,000 from three mentally disabled men who lived in a Burlington group home she operated.
Read More »Chinese researcher sentenced in drug case (UPDATE)
A Chinese researcher was sentenced Tuesday to time served plus two years of probation on charges stemming from the theft of a cancer research drug from a Wisconsin medical school.
Webb, Key due in court to face forgery, theft charges
The felony theft case against Freida Webb, Milwaukee County’s former disadvantaged business enterprise program director, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Read More »Restitution hearing rescheduled for ex-Walker aide (UPDATE)
A former top aide to Gov. Scott Walker will find out next month how much restitution he owes following a conviction on a theft charge.
Read More »Man gets 2 months for theft from youth league
An Appleton man who was convicted of stealing more than $20,000 from a youth baseball league has been sentenced to two months in jail.
Read More »Milwaukee cop pleads not guilty to theft charge (UPDATE)
A Milwaukee police officer who's accused of stealing about $200 from a store where he was investigating a separate burglary has pleaded not guilty to two charges.
Read More »Shorewood attorney suspended after theft charges
A lawyer who stole a candy bar, video games and nearly $1,000 of merchandise was sanctioned by the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday.
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