Wisconsin Grand Larceny Law

United States of America v. Brandi Ellis

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer Kathleen Quinn represented the Defendant Brandi Ellis who is charged with bank fraud, larceny and theft, and fraud with identification documents. Brandi Ellis, the finance director of the non-profit, and Flanders, the non-profit’s Chief Financial Officer, engaged in a scheme to issue unauthorized checks to themselves and third parties on the non-p... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Jeffrey J. Haskell </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Milwaukee, WI criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Pornography Production </font/color="red"></center><center> Neenah Man Indicted for Child Pornography Production</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center></i"></center> <center><h2> Acting Unit... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Roshan Shah </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Green Bay, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering </font/color="red"></center><center> Indian National Indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> <cente... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Scott Chier </h1></h1>

<h2><center>Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Pornography </font/color="red"></center><center> Middleton Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Child Pornography</h2></center></center></> </font/color="red"></center><center> Scott Chie... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Randy Smith </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of distribution of child pornography </font/color="red"></center><center> Convicted Sex Offender Indicted for Child Pornography Distribution</h2></center> </h2></center> Richard G. Frohling, Acting Unit... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Mario Govea-Monarca, Edward L. Jackson III, Christopher Harter, Mario Govea-Monarca </h1></h1>

<h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine for distribution, possessing a firearm as a felon, </font/color="red"></center><center> Grand Jury Returns Four Indictments </h2></center> </h2></center> A federal grand jury in... More...

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State of Wisconsin v. Curtis H. Brown

<h2> Montello, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated ((WSI). </h2> The State filed a criminal complaint charging Brown with OWI and operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration, both as seventh, eighth, or ninth offenses; obstructing an officer; and operating a motor vehicle while r... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Christopher D. Turner </h1>

<h2><center> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and for Possessing Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking </center><center> Fox Valley Man Sentenced to 12 1/2 years' Imprisonment for Trafficking Fentanyl and for Possessing Firearms in Furthe... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Jarrell Knight </h1>

<h2><center> Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Fentanyl Distribution </center><center> Repeat Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 8 Years for Fentanyl Distribution</h2></center> </h2></center> On March 16, 2023, Jarrell Knight, age 38, met with a... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Robert K. Love; Theodore D. Smith </h1>

<h2><center> Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Pharmacy Robberies and Firearms Offenses </color="red"></h2></center><h2><center> Milwaukee Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Pharmacy Robberies and Firearms Offenses </h2></center> On May 2, 2024, four defendants were sente... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. Demarcus Parker </h1>

<h2><center> Little Rock, Arkansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Receiving A Firearm While Under Felony Information .</h2></center><h2><center> Marion Man Sentenced To 50 Months In Federal Prison For Receiving A Firearm While Under Felony Information </h2></center> Dema... More...

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United States of America v. Adan Corona-Fuentes

Milwaukee, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with production of child pornography. Corona-Fuentes, an undocumented noncitizen, impersonated a juvenile male on a social media platform and convinced underage females from Texas, Indiana, Illinois, and elsewhere to send him sexually explicit photographs and videos. When Corona-Fuentes' phone was searched by law ... More...

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United States of America v. David M. Kruchten

Madison, WI: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with attempting to produce obscene depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct and transporting minors in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. David M. Kruchten, 39, a former Madison high school teach was indicted for attempting to produce obscene depictions of minors en... More...

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United States of America v. Kenneth Zipperer

Madison, WI: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with mail fraud and money laundering. Kenneth Zipperer, Wausau, Wisconsin, was charged for mail fraud and one count of money laundering. On November 18, 2020, a federal grand jury sitting in Madison, Wisconsin returned a 26-count indictment against Zipperer charging him with five counts of mail fraud, ten count... More...

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United States of America v. Cort W. Davis, II

<center> <img width="400" src="https://www.wied.uscourts.gov/sites/wied/files/images/slides/GBJune2016.jpg"> </center> Green Bay, WI - The United States of America charged Cort W. Davis, II with production of child pornography. Davis, a registered sexual offender in the State of New York, initiated an online relationship with two children, one living in the Appleton, Wisc... More...

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United States of America v. Robert Peters, Steven Reindahl, David Johnson, and Darren Johnson

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/ephox_images/KastenmeierUSCT_Madison_WI_exterior_941675052106904545_1435163225376.jpg"> </center> Madison, WI - Four Wisconsin Hunters Sentenced for Lacey Act Crimes & Obstruction Robert Peters, 53, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin; Steven Reindahl, 55, Turtle Lake; David Johnson, 31, Barnes, Wisconsin; and Darren Johnson, 52, Deer Park... More...

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United States of America v. Derrick W. Johnson

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/ephox_images/KastenmeierUSCT_Madison_WI_exterior_941675052106904545_1435163225376.jpg"> </center> Derrick Johnson appeals his convic-tion for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug traf-ficking crime. Police arrested him at a Madison, Wisconsin, bar carrying five hydrocodone pills, two cell phones, gem packs containing m... More...

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United States of America v. Luis A. Fernandez

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/ephox_images/milwaukee_411890537990189369_1435166339101.jpg"> </center> A jury convicted Luis Fernandez of being a felon in possession of a firearm, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Fernandez appeals his conviction, contending that the district court committed three evidentiary errors that deprived him of a fa... More...

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United States of America v. Robert Peters, Steven Reindahl and David Johnson

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/ephox_images/KastenmeierUSCT_Madison_WI_exterior_941675052106904545_1435163225376.jpg"> </center> Madison, WI - Three Plead Guilty to Hunting Illegally & Obstructing Grand Jury Investigation Robert Peters, 53, and Steven Reindahl, 55, both of Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Madison to hindering... More...

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Mark Fritz v. Tony Evers

Wisconsin requires public officials to report certain events or suspicions about teachers to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Wis. Stat. §115.31(3)(a). When a qualifying report is made, the state lists the teacher on a public website as “under investigation”. Wis. Stat. §115.31(6)(b). Such a report was made about Mark 2 No. 17-2955 Frid in March 2012. In ... More...

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United States of America v. Dalwayne Howard

Madison, WI - Convicted Felon Sentenced to 18 Months for Possessing Firearm Dalwayne Howard, 26, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced on August 15, 2018 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 18 months in federal prison, followed by a two-year term of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Howard pleaded guilty to this charge on May 14, 2018. On Dece... More...

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United States of America v. Deangelo Anderson

On September 23, 2014, a grand jury returned a five-count indictment against Deangelo Anderson, charging him in counts one and two with armed robbery of a bank and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence (i.e. the bank robbery), and in counts three, four and 2 No. 16-3112 five with unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon, possession of crack coca... More...

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United States of America v. Jaboree Williams

Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 30 years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking United States District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller sentenced Jaboree Williams (age: 31) to 30 years in federal prison for sex trafficking. On September 1, 2017, a jury found Williams guilty of 18 counts related to sex trafficking, interstate transportation of a victim for purposes of prostituti... More...

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United States of America v. Marcos Castaneda

Madison, WI - Defendant in Methamphetamine Conspiracy Pleads Guilty Marcos Castaneda, 37, of Pomona, Calif., pleaded guilty on December 15, 2017 in U.S. District Court in Madison, Wis., to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, with the conspiracy involving more than 500 grams. Castaneda faces up to life in prison, with a mandatory prison term of at least 10 years. Twenty peo... More...

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United States of America v. Sean Brown

Madison, WI - California Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Shipping Methamphetamine to Wisconsin Sean Brown, 34, Los Angeles, was sentenced on November 3, 2017 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 11 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Brown pleaded guilty to this charge on August 11, 2017. Brown was responsible for shipping at least 6.25 po... More...

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United States of America v. Leon Fadden

A grand jury returned a three-count indictment against Leon Fadden for conduct related to bankruptcy fraud. Before trial, Fadden proposed a theory-of-defense jury instruction for Counts 1 and 2. The district court rejected that instruction, instead reciting the Seventh Circuit Pattern Instructions. A jury convicted Fadden of all three counts. Fadden now appeals his convicti... More...

$0 (11-01-2017 - WI)

United States of America v. Mark Johnson

Madison, WI - Former Janesville Pharmacy Owner Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Mark Johnson, 55, Janesville, Wis., was sentenced on September 1, 2017 by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 24 months in federal prison for health care fraud. Johnson will begin serving his sentence in October. On August 4, 2016, Johnson’s arrest was announced in conjunction with the unsealing... More...

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United States of America v. Tamichale L. Paige

A grand jury indicted Tamichale Paige with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2), and one count of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C). Mr. Paige moved to suppress the firearm and the drugs; he claimed that the police officer who conducted the 2 No... More...

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David Green v. Jonathan Newport

On November 26, 2014, around 8:30 p.m., Officer Jonathon Newport of the Milwaukee Police * Of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, sitting by designation. 2 No. 16-1536 Department and his partner, Officer Busshardt, responded to a suspicious person complaint made by an employee of the O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin... More...

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United States of America v. Amy Ziemann

Madison, WI - Former Federal Prison Employee Sentenced for Public Corruption Crimes Amy Ziemann, 44, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release. Ziemann, formerly an employee at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oxford, Wis., pleaded guilty on March 22 to making a false statement to investigators... More...

$0 (06-13-2017 - WI)

United States of America v. Mark Scott

Madison, WI - Centuria Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Possessing Child Pornography Mark Scott, 60, Centuria, Wis., was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for two counts of possession of child pornography. Following his prison term, Scott will be on supervised release for his lifetime. Scott pleaded guilty to these charges on November 2, 2016. The charges arose out of an inves... More...

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United States of America v. Thomas C. Balsiger

Milwaukee, WI - Former CEO of Coupon Clearinghouse Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Thomas C. Balsiger (age: 63) of El Paso, Texas, was sentenced in Federal Court in Milwaukee to 10 years in prison to be followed by 3 years’ supervised release. Mr. Balsiger also was ordered to pay over $65 million in restitution. In December 2016, following a month-long trial, Mr. Balsiger, the ... More...

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United States of America v. Marlon Kilgore

Madison, WI - Beloit Man Sentenced for Distributing Crack Cocaine Marlon Kilgore, 31, Beloit, Wisconsin was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for distributing crack cocaine. Kilgore pleaded guilty to this charge on April 21, 2016. Kilgore distributed a total of 33 grams of crack cocaine on four occasions from August to October 2015. After he was indicted by a federal gr... More...

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State of Wisconsin v. Patrick K. Tourville

Petitioner, Patrick Tourville ("Tourville"), seeks review of an unpublished court of appeals decision denying his motion for post-conviction relief. He asserts that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object after the State allegedly breached the plea agreement by recommending consecutive sentences. Additionally, Tourville contends that there was an insufficient factual bas... More...

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United States of America v. Marguerite “Beth” Tompkins

Madison, WI - Stevens Point Woman Sentenced for Distributing Heroin; Indictment Charging Four as Heroin Sources Unsealed Marguerite “Beth” Tompkins, 24, Stevens Point, Wis., was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin. Tompkins pleaded guilty to this offense on November 20, 2015. ... More...

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State Of Wisconsin v. Peterson

These cases arise from a John Doe proceeding originally initiated in Milwaukee County, and subsequently expanded to four additional counties, Iowa County, Dodge County, Dane County, and Columbia County. Though not consolidated, these proceedings have been overseen by a single John Doe judge and organized by a single special prosecutor (Francis Schmitz). For the sake of clarity, we will refer to al... More...

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Robert Lee Stinson v. James Gauger

Robert Lee Stinson spent 23 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. He was exonerated by DNA evidence and now sues the lead detective and two forensic odontologists who investigated the murder and later testified at trial. The odontologists were the key witnesses for 2 Nos. 13-3343, 13-3346 & 13-3347 the prosecution. They testified that bite marks on the victim’s<... More...

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Ralph D. Armstrong v. Karen D. Daily

Plaintiff Ralph Armstrong was imprisoned for 29 years for the rape and murder of Charise Kampsâ€”a crime that he maintains he did not commit. His conviction was set aside in 2005, and in 2009 a Wisconsin state judge dismissed the charges entirely because the prose-cution had destroyed key exculpatory evidence, rendering a fair trial impossible. Armstrong then brought this civil suit 2 Nos... More...

$0 (05-15-2015 - WI)

United States of America v. Tiana Williams

MADISON, WIS. â€“ John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tiana Williams, 25, Beloit, Wis., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Madison to conspiring to intimidate a witness in connection with a federal heroin investigation. U.S. District Court Judge James D. Peterson scheduled sentencing for June 4, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. Will... More...

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United States of America v. Bryan Cellarius

MADISON, WIS. â€“ John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Bryan Cellarius, 47, Town of Jackson, Wis., has been charged with distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury sitting in Madison. The indictment was returned by the grand jury on April 1 and was unsealed f... More...

$0 (04-06-2015 - WI)