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Former Bucks player’s fraud sentencing delayed (UPDATE)
Sentencing for a former NBA player convicted of ripping off investors in a Ponzi scheme was postponed Wednesday as attorneys for each side squabbled over how much money his victims lost.
Restaurant owner agrees to plead guilty in construction loan scheme
A Waukesha restaurant owner who is on the list of the state’s top 100 delinquent taxpayers has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud for his alleged role in a scheme to obtain construction loans.
Man pleads guilty to bar code scheme in Iowa, Wis.
A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to creating fake bar codes to dupe retail stores in eastern Iowa and southwestern Wisconsin into charging him discount prices for hardware equipment.
Man pleads guilty to lottery scam
A Jamaican national pleaded guilty this week in Wisconsin to a federal charge that he swindled at least $35,000 from more than 50 people in a rip-off known as the Jamaican lottery scam.
Pay phone owner pleads guilty to $4M in robocalls (UPDATE)
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) – A businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to rigging pay phones he owned to robotically call toll-free numbers repeatedly so he could collect the 50-cent fee owed for each call, illegally racking up $4 million. Nicolaos Kantartzis acknowledged using more than 100 pay phones he controlled in the […]
09-3840 U.S. v. Howard
Wire Fraud Sufficiency of the evidence Even if an indictment names particular victims, the government need not prove intent to harm those named victims. “Although certainly the naming of First Marblehead and TERI in the superceding indictment was not good form, it was merely surplusage and did not raise the government’s burden of proof. United […]
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- Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers
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- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
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