F B I Considering Closing Wisconsin Offices In Wausau, Kenosha And La Crosse
WISCREPORT.COM (12/14/2011) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is considering closing several offices in Wisconsin. FBI Director Robert Mueller III appeared before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today. Mueller indicated that an open crack remains in his consideration to close the offices and additional information and input are welcome, when pressed for information by Judiciary Committee member, Wisconsin U.S. Senator Herb Kohl. For more on this story, see inside WisconsinReport.com., informing internet readers since 2001. (read more)...
If You're Planning A Trip To The Rose Bowl, Be Careful Of Scams And Schemes
WISCREPORT.COM (12/05/2011) - Over the weekend, the University of Wisconsin Badgers football team victory over Michigan State Spartans won the Badgers the right to head to the Rose Bowl for the second straight year, meaning many Badgers fans will be making travel plans to Pasadena. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) urges consumers to use caution when buying travel packages to guarantee they have a seat at the big game. For more, see inside the online pages of WisconsinReport.com, informing internet readers since 2001. (read more)...
Marquette County Wisconsin Man Sentenced In The Death Of His Baby Son
WISCREPORT.COM (09/15/2011) - A Wisconsin man has been sentenced for causing the death of his six month old son by blunt force trauma. Evidence indicated the tiny baby was shaken. He pleaded no-contest to the charges involving the death of his son. The father is currently serving time for a drug offense. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says the office of the Marquette County District Attorney asked the judge in the reckless homicide case to add the 24 year sentence to the sentence in the drug case. See more details inside the internet pages of WisconsinReport.com, providing news to readers since 2001. (read more)...
Wisconsin U. S. Senators Urged To Help Keep Funding For Key Juvenile Programs
WISCREPORT.COM (09/13/2011) - Youth, parents, juvenile justice programs and community groups are calling on Senators Kohl and Johnson to ensure adequate federal funding for vital juvenile justice programs and to maintain strong federal standards to protect children in the justice system, promote effective local delinquency prevention efforts, and increase public safety. Wisconsin Parent Advocate Vicky Gunderson says it is important to keep the funding strong to create robust support for the Juvenile Justice Program and Standards. See more inside the website pages of WisconsinReport.com, providing information to internet readers since 2001. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (02/17/2011) - A man born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, who went on to become Portage County District Attorney, a State Senator for Central Wisconsin, followed by 20 years on the State Supreme Court bench, has died two weeks short of his 70th birthday. Former Supreme Court Justice Bill Bablitch passed away at his winter home in Hawaii. See inside the internet pages of WisconsinReport.com for more. (read more)...
Conservative Viguerie Among Gabrielle Giffords Well Wishers
WISCREPORT.COM (01/12/2011) - The husband of Arizona U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has extended what he refers to as heartfelt gratitude to the outpouring of support from the people of Arizona and the nation since the shooting of his wife last weekend. The well-wishers include thousands of individuals, as well as the National League of Cities, National Alliance of Mental Illness, United Steelworkers, Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Jewish Federations of North America, United Space Alliance and Conservative HQ Chairman Richard Viguerie. See inside the internet pages of WisconsinReport.com for more. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (01/10/2011) - As the accused assailant of critically wounded Arizona Congressional Democrat Gabrielle Gibbons was preparing to be officially charged, Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was ordering flags to be flown at half staff today. Jared Loughner, 22, is charged with one count of attempted assassination of a member of Congress, two counts of killing an employee of the federal government and two counts of attempting to kill a federal employee. For more, see inside the internet pages of WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (09/27/2010) - Calumet County, Wisconsin, District Attorney Ken Kratz has decided to step down from his position, instead of facing removal proceedings, following allegations that he sent messages of a sexual nature to women. However, Democratic Party of Wisconsin chairman Mike Tate is still upset with the Department of Justice. For more on this story see WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (09/21/2010) - The Calument County District Attorney is in trouble with Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle over the DA's alleged harrassment activities. Governor James Doyle expects a complaint for the removal of District Attorney Ken Kratz will be filed with his office. The office of Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says the Department of Justice will function as prosecutor in anticipated removal proceedings. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (09/03/2010) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has launched a collaboration with Southern Shield, a consortium of state homeland security and law enforcement officials from 14 Southeastern states and territories. It is part of the national Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) initiative, as well as the expansion of the If You See Something, Say Something campaign to fusion centers across the Southeast. Click on the headline above to read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (06/16/2010) - Large majorities of Americans feel they should be allowed to have guns, acccording to the latest Harris Poll findings. At the same time, many Americans favor stricter control of guns, particularly hand guns, although this number has decreased somewhat in the past few years. Most Republicans and Americans who own guns favor less strict laws controlling guns and hand-guns. Conversely, most Democrats and those who do not own guns favor stricter control of guns and hand guns. Click on the headline above for more details at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (06/02/2010) - American voters say by 48-35 percent that they want their state to pass an immigration law similar to the recent Arizona law, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll released June 1, 2010. The same poll shows that most people who took the poll don't look favorably at those who are opposed to the law. The poll results indicate, by an overwhelming 76-12 percent, those surveyed say that plans by those opposed to the law to boycott Arizona are a bad idea. To read more about the latest Quinnipiac Poll, click on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (04/28/2010) - A Wisconsin Democracy Campaign review released today shows eleven contributors to Wisconsin candidates for statewide office and the legislature exceeded the annual $10,000 limit on individual contributions in 2009. The Democracy Campaign findings are based on state campaign finance reports filed by legislative, judicial and statewide candidates and political parties that show the sources of their campaign contributions and spending. The contributions were to both Democrats and Republicans. Click on the headline above to read more about this story and others at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (04/23/2010) - The Wisconsin State Assembly has passed a Senate Bill designed to increase public safety. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says it creates a process to compel offenders who have failed to fulfill their legal obligations, to submit DNA specimens to the data bank. By having a more complete data bank of DNA information it is expected that the job of law enforcement will be swifter and more accurate. In a related matter, Van Hollen says there is no longer a DNA case backlog at the state crime lab. For more on this story at WisconsinReport.com click on the headline above. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/15/2010) - The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is helping to spread the word about an unusually high number of complaints to the Social Security Administration from Wisconsin residents about phishing phone calls. The department is reminding people that the Social Security Department does not ask for Social Security numbers over the phone. Real Social Security workers have access to that information if they need it without asking for it. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/26/2010) - Nearly 50 foreign nationals were arrested in central and western Wisconsin during a week-long enforcement action targeting criminal aliens and immigration fugitives. This operation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with assistance from the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, and the U.S. Border Patrol in Duluth, Minnesota. Arrests were made in Medford, Stratford, Altoona, Dorchester, Edgar, Wittenberg, Spencer, Loyal, Merrill, Antigo, Plover, Mosinee, Abbotsford and Marathon City. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/22/2009) - A State Assembly committee today heard landmark legislation aimed at protecting victims of sexual abuse by removing the civil statute of limitations in sex assault cases involving children. The Child Victims Act would eliminate limits on how long after a sexual assault on a child the suspect can be brought to trial. Similar legislation has been enacted in other states. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (10/12/2009) - Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) is leading the charge to keep the Patriot Act strong, in the face of soon to expire provisions of the Act. Sensenbrenner believes the provisions should be extended beyond the end of this year. He is also commending President Obama for supporting the reauthorization. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/22/2009) - The Department of Children and Families (DCF) suspended thirty-four child care providers from receiving Wisconsin Shares payments on Saturday, September 19. The providers were suspended because DCF discovered evidence that providers had violated Wisconsin Shares regulations and will be referred to law enforcement. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/18/2009) - A 62 year old Oak Creek, Wisconsin man has been arrested on charges of enticing a minor into unlawful sexual conduct over the Internet. The man allegedly arranged to pick up the 14 year old boy at the Brookfield Square shopping center after a meeting on MySpace. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/17/2009) - Medtronic, Inc. (Medtronic) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., (MSD) have agreed to pay 59,741 dollars to Wisconsin Medicaid, plus interest, to settle claims that it defrauded the program. The component was part of an aggregate settlement of 40 million dollars. Click on the story headline to Read More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/12/2009) - The State of Wisconsin has formed a task force to look into possible Wisconsin Shares fraud among childcare providers. The Wisconsin Shares Task Force is a state, local, and federal law enforcement collaborative that is designed to aggressively investigate possible abuses within the Wisconsin Shares Program. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (07/13/2009) - U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) gave high marks to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor in his opening statement during the first day of confirmation hearings, but wants to know more. Kohl is second in seniority among Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is responsible for conducting the hearings as the Senate engages in its Constitutional role to advise and consent on Supreme Court nominations. Kohl told the nominee that the committee needs to know what she thinks about civil rights, privacy, property rights, the separation of church and state, and civil liberties. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/16/2009) - A 34 year old Watertown, Wisconsin man has been sentenced to twenty years on child pornography charges. The sentence stems from an incident that federal attorneys say took place in Marshall, Wisconsin in 2008. The man pleaded guilty to the charge of using a minor to produce child pornography after the prosecution obtained a copy of a videotape that showed the man fondling a girl under twelve years old. The judge said the man will not be granted parole before the 20 years are served, and when released will be supervised the rest of his life. Read more about it at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/01/2009) - The Pro-Life Wisconsin organization state director is voicing opposition to anyone opposed to abortion taking the life of someone who is engaged in abortion. Yesterday morning late-term abortionist Doctor George Tiller was shot and killed in Wichita, Kansas. Pro-Life Wisconsin State Director Peggy Hamill says Pro-Life Wisconsin is appalled by the slaying of Dr. George Tiller Sunday morning. Similar statements have been made from Pro Choice and other Pro Life Leaders who also deplore the act. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/26/2009) - President Barack Obama officially nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court this morning (Tuesday) following a White House search that in the end, reportedly, included five women on the Short List. If approved by Congress, Judge Sotomayor will be the first hispanic to sit on the Supreme Court. U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold say Sotomayor seems to be a good choice, but they reserve the right to study her qualifications carefully, because filling the Supreme Court seat being vacated is serious business. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/20/2009) - State Representative Joe Parisi (D-Madison) and Senator Pat Kreitlow (D) Chippewa Falls) announced today they will be introducing a bill designed to protect the right of a journalist to keep sources and material gathered during the reporting process confidential. The legislation, which is currently being circulated for co-sponsors, is called the Whistleblower Protection Act, and has already been passed by 32 other states in some form. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/05/2009) - In a decision quickly praised by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held today that Garrett L. Huff was properly convicted of conspiring to commit election bribery in a City of Milwaukee aldermanic re-call election, even though the persons with whom he was found to have conspired were undercover law enforcement officers ineligible to vote in the election involved. Read more about it at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/28/2009) - Wisconsin Congresswoman Gwen Moore is a co-sponsor of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (H.R. 1913). The act is designed to give local law enforcement agencies tools to combat violent hate crimes. If passed. it would expand the definition of a Hate Crime. Moore says every American regardless of race, religion, color, gender or sexual orientation should never have to be a victim of a hate crime. See the story at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/23/2009) - Former Judiciary Committee Chairman and author of the REAL ID legislation, Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-05), is responding to the remarks of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano. Napolitano spoke to the Anti-Defamation League National Leadership Conference about repealing REAL ID, an idea that the author of the bill finds distasteful. Read all about it at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/16/2009) - A Janesville man has been sentanced to six and a half years in prison without parole for robbing a Madison, Wisconsin bank. Erik C. Peterson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that John Kowal, 23, Janesville, Wis., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb to 78 months in prison without parole for robbing the Anchor Bank on Westfield Road in Madison on September 16, 2008. More on this and other stories can be found at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/04/2009) - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says the first priority of any government should be public safety. He made the statement while attending a get together of law enforcement professionals in Cambridge friday. Van Hollen is concerned about possible sentencing changes being discussed by State officials in Madison. Read more details at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/06/2009) - President Barack Obama today announced $2 billion in Recovery Act 2009 funding allocations for state and local law enforcement assistance available through the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, including over $30 million for the state of Wisconsin. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/05/2009) - The Wisconsin Joint Legislative Council has announced the formation of the Special Committee on Justice Reinvestment Oversight. The committee is a bipartisan, inter-branch body. The group's mission is to examine why Wisconsin’s prison population is growing and how the state can reduce recidivism and increase public safety. Governor James Doyle, Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson, and legislative leaders requested such a study be made to determine how the criminal justice system in Wisconsin can be more effective. Doyle was Wisconsin Attorney General before becoming governor. Read more at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/02/2009) - An Oshkosh, Wisconsin man has been charged with seventeen counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Wisconsin Attorney General A.G. Van Hollen's office says Wisconsin Department of Justice agents partnered with the Oshkosh Police Department and Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department in an investigation of internet crimes against children. In an unrelated Portage County case, the Court of Appeals upheld a decision involving secretly videotaping a former girlfriend while she was nude. Read more at WisconsinReport.com, the place for news about people, places, politics, events and activities. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/17/08) - With Wisconsin’s nine-day regular deer season right around the corner, thousands of hunters across the state are making plans for the annual rituals of deer camp. And while there are many items to pack up as hunters prepare for the season, there’s one item that shouldn’t make the trip: firewood. Firewood can move dormant stages of emerald ash borer (EAB) and other pests and diseases into areas previously free of those problems. For more information see the story at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/12/08) - Wisconsin consumers need to be prepared for the possibility of a phone scam targeting the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday warns the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA). A similar fraud was perpetrated on Manitowoc County residents over the 2007 Thanksgiving holiday and potentially could victimize other Wisconsin residents. The same type of scam occurred recently in Northeastern Wisconsin. The scam indicated that people should call a toll-free number to give personal information in order to get their bank accounts unfrozen. More about this warning is online at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/01/08) - The 2008 Report of the Democratic Platform Committee suggests that Democrats want to make the United States Government and the country less partisan than it has been for decades. The Preamble to the Platform, states that it's time to reach out to Republicans, Independents, and all Americans who hunger for a new direction, and a reason to hope. The Platform indicates Democrats not only want to undo the damage they perceive that the Bush Administration has done, they want to find and enact the ideas that are right for the country and it's citizens. Read the Preamble at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (07/23/08) - A West Bend, Wisconsin company has been ordered to pay 215-thousand dollars as the result of a Department of Natural Resources lawsuit against the firm. Anton J. Matuszczak and Shoreline Contracting Services, Inc. are to pay $75,000 in forfeitures and surcharges for violating Wisconsin water pollution laws by failing to follow permit requirements governing a bluff stabilization project along Lake Michigan in Mequon, Ozaukee County. Matuszczak must also provide a $140,000 letter of credit for restoration of the affected property. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (06/26/08) - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says the State Crime Lab has added additional DNA experts to keep up with the demand. 19 new DNA analysts have completed their rigorous year-long training and certification program to join the team in Madison. In related news, J.B. Van Hollen was recently elected to serve as Chairman of the Midwestern Region of the National Association of Attorneys General. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/30/08) - USA Network will kick-off a summer of scripted originals by launching its new drama series IN PLAIN SIGHT with an aggressive interactive marketing campaign developed in conjunction with digital innovators Big Spaceship, Electric Artists and The Hyperfactory. The multiplatform effort will feature robust interactive, viral and mobile elements focused on aggressive promotional extensions to immerse viewers in the world of the witness protection program. IN PLAIN SIGHT, a new original series, premieres Sunday, June 1st at 9:00 Central Time on USA Network. WisconsinReport.com has more on this story and others. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/27/08) - Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is urging Wisconsin lawmakers to address the state's drunk driving problem as they consider law reforms following the outcry from people demanding change. The outrage stems from the April 25, 2008 crash in Oconomowoc that killed a pregnant woman and her daughter by a repeat drunk driver. The offender, Mark Benson, had three prior OWI convictions and was driving impaired on prescription medication without a license when he slammed his SUV into the rear of Jennifer Bukosky's car, killing Jennifer, her unborn child and 10-year old daughter and injuring her son. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (05/17/08) - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen met friday, May 16, 2008 with law enforcement leaders, elected officials, community leaders, judges, and public safety officials from throughout Portage County at a law enforcement roundtable hosted by State Senator Julie Lassa and State Representative Louis Molepske, Jr. Topics discussed included internet crimes against children, prosecutor shortages, juvenile justice, alcohol and other drug addiction treatment program needs, and public safety funding. WisconsinReport.com, the place to read about people, places, politics, events and activities that matter, has more on this story. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/14/08) - U.S. Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI), Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) have introduced the Illegal Garnishment Prevention Act. The bill would prevent the U.S. Department of Treasury from using direct deposit for Social Security beneficiaries until they put a stop to the illegal garnishment of government benefits from the bank accounts of private citizens. It is already illegal to have banks deduct money from federal funds in personal bank accounts to turn over to creditors, but, it is taking place anyway far too often. This bill starts a process to make it less likely to happen. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (04/07/08) - U.S.News and World Report has published the 2009 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, available on the U.S. News website. Examining more graduate programs than ever before, this year’s edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools is the most comprehensive guide to graduate schools across the country. The guide contains the exclusive rankings of over 1,500 graduate school programs in categories such as business, education, engineering, law, and medicine. The University of Wisconsin - Madison shows up as high as 12th in category rankings. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/24/08) - Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roland Day and Justice William Bablitch have endorsed Justice Louis Butler for retention on the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Justice Bablitch says Justice Butler has experience, integrity, and is the best choice. Butler has been endorsed by five police organizations, two-hundred-twenty judges, 25 district attorneys and sheriffs, fire department associations, and union groups. Butler has also been endorsed by both of Wisconsin's United States Senators and five of eight Wisconsin Representatives to the U.S. Congress. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (03/17/08) - The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) is hailing the passage of the Safe Housing Act, SB 269, a bill designed to remove barriers facing domestic violence victims in housing. Last Wednesday, the Assembly unanimously backed the bill, and the Senate gave its final concurring and also unanimous vote on Thursday, last week. The Safe Housing Act allows victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking to terminate a lease if they are in imminent physical danger and have an accepted form of documentation of the abuse. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/25/028) - While awareness of human trafficking is not widespread, the number of victims in Wisconsin is far greater than previously thought, according to a new study by the Office of Justice Assistance. Over 200 cases of victims forced into sex acts or labor services in Wisconsin were reported in a survey of nearly 400 sexual assault service providers and justice system agencies. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (02/16/08) - A Green Bay, Wisconsin Internet company called TGSCOM, Inc. is cooperating in the investigation regarding the deaths of students in northern Illinois. The company operates a website that offers firearms for sale. Authorities say the person who fired the shots that killed five people at Northern Illinois University on Valentines Day 2008 apparently made some purchases from the company's website. In addition to cooperating in the investigation, the company president says they have provided a link from their website to an NIU Memorial Fund contribution area. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (01/16/08) - In a victory for social networking safety, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen joined attorneys general from 48 other states and the District of Columbia to announce that MySpace has agreed to significant steps to better protect children using its web site. The agreement includes the creation of a broad-based task force to explore and develop age and identity verification technology. In the agreement, the Attorneys General commend MySpace for its efforts to address social networking safety issues. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/17/07) - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Secretary Matt Frank and Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Rick Raemisch have announced that a new initiative targeting certain felons who illegally possess firearms is producing strong results. The initiative is said to be resulting in a safer Wisconsin for hunters and others who enjoy the state’s outdoors. One of the provisions of the initiative allows felons to drive deer as part of a hunting party – but they may not carry, possess or use a firearm. WisconsinReport has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (12/15/07) - An inmate at the Green Bay Correctional Institution has been convicted of threatening the lives of the judge and a lead witness in the trial that put him in prison in the first place. In 2002, 26 year old Bobby Salas was convicted in Pierce County of sexual assault and aggravated battery. Salas later wrote a letter threatening the lives of the judge who presided at his Pierce County trial, and the lead investigator who testified against him at that trial. Under Wisconsin law, Salas faces a maximum prison term of 6 years for each threatening offense he was charged with. WisconsinReport has more. (read more)...
WISCONSINREPORT.COM (11/23/07) - There were 25,531 domestic abuse incidents in the State of Wisconsin last year, according to a November 2007 published report released by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. The DOJ Office of Crime Victim Services Domestic Abuse Incident Report (DAIR) is compiled from data submitted by district attorneys' offices throughout the state and analyzes homicide statistics gathered by the Office of Justice Assistance. The typical domestic abuse victim was an 18-29 year old female battered by a spouse or ex-spouse. WisconsinReport.com has more. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/8/07) - Senator Julie Lassa (D – Stevens Point) has announced that Senate Bill 260, “Angie’s Law”, to strengthen the penalties for strangulation, received a public hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Corrections yesterday (11/7/07). “Angie’s Law” will strengthen the law to allow prosecutors to charge batterers with felonies instead of misdemeanors. This loophole is widely known among inmates in correctional facilities as a way to attack or control their partners without being charged a felony. More at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/7/07) - The Outagamie County Circuit Court has ordered former deputy treasurer-bookkeeper for the City of Seymour to pay $589,695 in restitution to the city in connection with an embezzlement scheme she carried out while employed there. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says 46 year old Carolyn M. Austin of Depere, Wisconsin, also is to serve 5 years in prison and ten years under extended supervision. She also must serve an additioanl 5 years on probation. More on this story is online at WisconsinReport.com. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (11/2/07) - The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has issed a decision that will help protect Wisconsin's children from victimization by adults. The Court of Appeals has held that the crime of interfering with child custody is committed by someone who causes a child to leave a parent, even if the child is not in the presence of the parent at the time the crime is committed. The state appellate court reached this conclusion in State of Wisconsin v. Isaiah Bowden, in which the court affirmed Bowden's Winnebago County convictions. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/17/07) - A repeat offender of internet offenses has been ordered to pay a penalty of 164 thousand dollars by the Federal Trade Commission. Defendant John Zaccarini stipulates that he was in contempt of the original FTC findings. In return for the stipulation, Zaccarini is required to pay the monetary amount, which is equal to the ill-gotten gains he made while being involved in the latest internet improprieties. He was also ordered to turn the recent judgement document over to his probation officer. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/17/07) - The Wisconsin Department of Justice has publicly released to the media 3 of the remaining 4 emergency 911 audio files in its possession that relate to the shootings that occurred early Sunday morning, October 7th in Crandon, Wisconsin and the hours following that incident. The shootings by an off duty Forest County Deputy resulted in the deaths of six young people and the wounding of a young man who was also at the Crandon residence. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/12/07) - The Wisc. Department of Justice has released thirteen emergency 911 audio recordings related to the shooting deaths of six young people and the wounding of another at a Crandon home last weekend. Justice Department Records Custodian Dean Stensberg says certain calls relating to the ongoing criminal investigation are being withheld. He says the department received emergency call tapes from Forest and Langlade Counties. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/10/07) - The deaths of six young people in Crandon early last Sunday morning apparently was the result of an argument. Wisconsin's Attorney General says investigators discovered that Tyler Peterson had accused his girlfriend of having a relationship with another person. The argument heated up and Peterson left the building to come back with a rifle and opened fire. When he finished six were dead and one was wounded. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/9/07) - State Representatives Scott Suder (R-Abbotsford), Frank Boyle (D-Superior), and Suzanne Jeskewitz (R-Menomonee Falls) have introduced bipartisan legislation at the State Capitol that would create a public information system and online registry of violent felons living in Wisconsin. The lawmakers’ legislation has been named “Leah’s Law” after a Superior woman, Leah Gustafson, who was brutally murdered last year by a neighbor with a violent criminal past. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/8/07) - An off-duty sheriff's deputy went on what has been called a shooting rampage at a Forest County home in Crandon early Sunday morning. Three high school students and three recent graduates are dead. Although complete details are still sketchy, authorities say the twenty year old deputy who allegedly killed the young people is also deceased. Another victim was in critical condition today. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM (10/8/07) - Wisconsin's Attorney General says all evidence, from multiple sources, indicates that the perpetrator of the multiple homicide in Crandon was Tyler Peterson, and only Tyler Peterson. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen was referring to the case in which six young people were found dead in the early Sunday morning hours. Peterson fled the scene and was located later north of Crandon. Peterson's subsequent death is under investigation. (read more)...
WISCREPORT.COM - The Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) has expressed disappointment at the introduction of SB115, Sen. Alan Lasee’s bill to reinstate the death penalty in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty is a coalition of organizations and individual leaders dedicated to educating the people of Wisconsin about the fiscal and moral cost of re-establishing the death penalty. (read more)...
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