FEDERAL COURT | $800K STOLEN Wisconsin man gets 80 months in prison for defrauding friends out of more than $800,000 Jeff Richgels Feb 9, 2026 Feb 9, 2026 Updated Apr 22, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Minocqua man was sentenced to six years and eight months in federal prison for defrauding friends out of more than $800,000, authorities reported.kAmr@CJ zC@>C2J[ bh[ H2D D6?E6?465 =2DE H66< 3J yF586 (:==:2> r@?=6J 7@C H:C6 7C2F5 2?5 >@?6J =2F?56C:?8 :? 4@??64E:@? H:E9 2? :?G6DE>6?E 7C2F5 D496>6] zC@>C2J[ H9@ A=62565 8F:=EJ E@ E96 492C86D @? }@G] f[ 2=D@ H2D @C56C65 E@ A2J Sgag[aee]f` :? C6DE:EFE:@? E@ 9:D G:4E:>D[ &]$] pEE@C?6J r925H:4< t=86CD>2 D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^AmkAmzC@>C2J FD65 D@4:2= >65:2 2?5 @E96C @?=:?6 4@>>F?:42E:@?D E@ 72=D6=J A@CEC2J 9:>D6=7 2D 2 DF446DD7F= EC256C :? 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Teen killed on Park Street had strong bond with mother, lost other mother "You hear, 'Oh, the teenage years are so hard,' and that wasn't my experience with him," his mother said.
Former Sun Prairie dean of students pleads guilty to child porn charge Gilkey-Meisegeier also has a case pending in state court, where he faces two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and 13 counts of possess…
Fired Mount Horeb coach arrested for alleged stalking, sex assault of former athlete Dave Chancellor, a former track-and-field and girls cross-country coach, has been arrested on tentative charges of stalking and fourth-degree …
Fired Mount Horeb coach arrested for alleged stalking, sex assault of former athlete Dave Chancellor, a former track-and-field and girls cross-country coach, has been arrested on tentative charges of stalking and fourth-degree …
Judge dismisses suit by animal rights activists to take possession of beagles Animal rights activists are trying to take custody of some 2,000 beagles held at a town of Blue Mounds breeding and research operation.
