Crime & Safety

Waukesha Man Indicted in Stolen Vehicle Trafficking

Greenfield and Waukesha police departments investigated the case.

A federal grand jury has indicted four individuals in two separate indictments with trafficking stolen vehicles with altered vehicle identification numbers.

The and played a role in shutting the alleged operation down.

The charges date back to 2008 and involve 29 motorcycles and one automobile.

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The first indictment, charging Chad H. Reese, 32, of Waukesha, and Jason Rummel, 25, of Mequon, includes one count of conspiracy. The maximum possible penalty on this charge is imprisonment for not more than five years, a fine of not more than $250,000 or both, plus a mandatory $100 special assessment and not more than three years of supervised release.

The indictment also includes 14 counts of possession of a motor vehicle with intent to sell knowing that the VIN has been removed, obliterated, tampered with, or altered. The maximum possible penalty on each of these counts is imprisonment for not more than 10 years, a fine of not more than $250,000, or both, plus a mandatory $100 special assessment and not more than three years of supervised release.

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The second indictment, charging Keith Grady, 39, of Milwaukee and Fabian Harris, 33, also of Milwaukee, includes 11 counts charging violations and one count of removing, obliterating or tampering with a VIN.

According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, detectives from both the Waukesha and Greenfield police departments investigated the case, with some assistance by other agencies.


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