FEDERAL COURT | COUNTERFEITING Fitchburg man gets 4 years in federal prison for third counterfeiting conviction Jeff Richgels Mar 3, 2025 Mar 3, 2025 Updated Mar 4, 2025 × Bruce Zmolek of Firefighters Credit Union in Onalaska demonstrates how to check a bill's authenticity on Friday, July 26. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Fitchburg man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for his third counterfeiting conviction in 10 years, authorities reported.kAmr@C?6=:FD $E6H2CE[ b_[ H2D D6?E6?465 %9FCD52J 3J &]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 (:==:2> r@?=6J 7@C >2<:?8 2?5 A2DD:?8 4@F?E6C76:E S`__ 3:==D[ 2 492C86 $E6H2CE A=62565 8F:=EJ E@ @? s64] h[ &]$] pEE@C?6J %:>@E9J ~’$962 D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^AmkAmr@?=6J 2=D@ @C56C65 $E6H2CE E@ A2J Se[g__ :? C6DE:EFE:@? E@ E96 3FD:?6DD6D :>A24E65[ 2?5 C6G@<65 $E6H2CE’D 7656C2= DFA6CG:D:@? 2?5 D6?E6?465 9:> E@ 2? 255:E:@?2= `d >@?E9D :? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Jeff Richgels Author email Follow Jeff Richgels Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story How to check bills for counterfeits Bruce Zmolek of Firefighters Credit Union in Onalaska demonstrates how to check a bill's authenticity on Friday, July 26. Driver dies in crash during police pursuit on Highway 18/151 west of Madison The pursuit began in Iowa County and ended in Dane County when the vehicle being pursued crashed. Elkhorn woman pleads to 4 counts of homicide in fatal 2024 crash Lexus Boedecker is slated for sentencing on May 27. Scammers using AI steal life savings from retired northern Wisconsin couple A Bloomer couple lost everything to scammers who hit multiple times, using AI to modify their voices over the phone to mimic their daughter’s … Metro Transit bus crashes into East Side restaurant after passenger attacks driver Two people were injured and one was taken to a local hospital after the bus crashed into the Asian House, 1 Dempsey Road. Treasurer arrested for allegedly stealing $294,000 from Monroe County town Town of Adrian treasurer Kelly Schleusener was booked into the Monroe County Jail on tentative charges of misconduct in office and theft. Jury finds Fitchburg man guilty of killing Madison woman in Jefferson County in 2022 Daiqwaun Lucas, who was 16 at the time of the killing and is 19 now, was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide. 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How to check bills for counterfeits Bruce Zmolek of Firefighters Credit Union in Onalaska demonstrates how to check a bill's authenticity on Friday, July 26.
Driver dies in crash during police pursuit on Highway 18/151 west of Madison The pursuit began in Iowa County and ended in Dane County when the vehicle being pursued crashed.
Elkhorn woman pleads to 4 counts of homicide in fatal 2024 crash Lexus Boedecker is slated for sentencing on May 27.
Scammers using AI steal life savings from retired northern Wisconsin couple A Bloomer couple lost everything to scammers who hit multiple times, using AI to modify their voices over the phone to mimic their daughter’s …
Metro Transit bus crashes into East Side restaurant after passenger attacks driver Two people were injured and one was taken to a local hospital after the bus crashed into the Asian House, 1 Dempsey Road.
Treasurer arrested for allegedly stealing $294,000 from Monroe County town Town of Adrian treasurer Kelly Schleusener was booked into the Monroe County Jail on tentative charges of misconduct in office and theft.
Jury finds Fitchburg man guilty of killing Madison woman in Jefferson County in 2022 Daiqwaun Lucas, who was 16 at the time of the killing and is 19 now, was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide.
