Thursday, April 18, 2013
Brookfield man, already charged with five counts of property theft, now also faces six felony counts of identity theft for claiming to represent a plumbing company when he sold stolen flushers to salvager, reports say.
A Brookfield man already charged with stealing dozens of expensive toilet valves from fast-food restaurant and institutional restrooms has also been charged with six counts of identity theft for using a plumbing company's name to fence them. Cory James Feerick, 33, of Brookfield was charged March 28 in Waukesha County with five counts of theft of property and on April 16 in Milwaukee County with six counts of felony identity theft. Each count of property theft is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to nine months in jail. The new identity theft charges each carry a maximum penalty of up to six years in prison. According to criminal complaint in the newly filed identity theft cases: From Sept. 21 through Jan. 10, Feerick stole four flush…
Friday, October 12, 2012
An Eagle woman investigated for stealing from Brookfield company also had $320 worth of heroin in her car, a criminal complaint alleges.
A woman is facing embezzlement charges after she allegedly stole thousands from a Brookfield company by writing checks to herself and inflating her timesheet. Tonya J. Conklin, 19, of Eagle, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday with theft from a business setting, identity theft and theft. If convicted, she faces up to 10 years in prison and $30,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Aug. 8, the owner of Alpha Industries Inc. called Brookfield police after he discovered Conklin had been stealing money from the company while employed there. He said Conklin had stolen $3,830 in debit transactions, written $4,339 in forged checks to herself and collected $1,260 in extra wages from inflated timesheets. When the …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The suspect, a 41-year-old Waukesha man, admits to crimes, but says he didn't steal checks during the burglary, according to a criminal complaint.
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
A 41-year-old Waukesha man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into his ex-girlfriend’s house and stole her mother’s checks. Darrell D. Schmidt was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Friday with one count of burglary, two counts of identity theft and two counts of uttering a forgery. If convicted, he faces up to 36-½ years in prison and $65,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Sept. 12, Waukesha police officers were called to a residence in the 100 block of Hyde Park Avenue reported someone had broken into her home and stole items. The woman suspected her ex-boyfriend, Schmidt, was the person responsible. The woman told police she discovered her mom’s checks were missing and two had been cashed at Waukesha …
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Former Charro employee from Waukesha took customer's credit card and used it to make big purchases with her boyfriend, charges allege.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
While working as a hostess for a now defunct Town of Brookfield restaurant, a woman stole a customer’s credit card and racked up purchases at stores in Brookfield and Waukesha, charges allege. Jennifer M. Hildebrandt, 22, of Waukesha, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Friday with one count of theft and six counts of identity theft for financial gain. If convicted of all charges, she faces a maximum penalty of nearly 37 years in prison and $70,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Jan. 30, 2010, the victim ate at the then-open Charro restaurant and paid with a credit card, but realized later she never got her card back after paying the bill. A few days later, she discovered someone made seven unauthorized …
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Friday, August 3, 2012
The Department of Revenue realized the mistake in late July and removed the information, but real estate and appraisers had already downloaded it 138 times.
Personal, confidential information from more than 110,000 people who sold homes in 2011 was hidden inside a Wisconsin Department of Revenue report used by real estate and appraisal organizations. The DOR has ask those organizations to destroy and replace the report, which was posted online for download from April 5 to July 23. The department said that while the information was in the file, it was not visible when the report was opened. However, someone who opened the specific file would have had access to the information, the DOR said. The DOR has offered to provide credit monitoring for people whose information was posted in the file. "We have a responsibility to protect the sellers who had their personal information included in the …
Friday, May 25, 2012
Suspect took personal checks in the wallet to Walmart where she bought cigarettes, a laptop and gold necklace.
A Waukesha woman allegedly stole a wallet from the University of Phoenix, then used the victim’s personal information to buy $800 in goods from Walmart. Carolyn L. Koehler, 48, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Wednesday with two counts of uttering a forgery and one count of identity theft for financial gain. If convicted, she faces up to 18 years in prison and $30,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On Feb. 1, a University of Phoenix employee contacted Town of Brookfield police after she discovered her wallet had gone missing from her purse several days earlier. She said someone had used two of her checks at Walmart in Waukesha and had used her credit cards to spend $130 at gas stations in Milwaukee. Surveillance…
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Suspect tells police he's part of a ring that purchases cars with stolen identities in exchange for cash, according to criminal complaint.
A 52-year-old Illinois man is facing felony charges after he purchased a Cadillac Escalade from a Waukesha dealership using another person’s identity. Carlos E. Vega, of Waukegan, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Friday with one count if identity theft and one count of theft of more than $10,000 via false representation. If convicted, he faces up to 16 years in prison and $35,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: On July 30, employees of Boucher Cadillac GMC contacted police after they learned Vega had purchased a 2007 Escalade for $31,228 and used the identity of another man. The man contacted police after he received a title for the truck in the mail even though he hadn’t purchased the vehicle. Vega was …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Suspect had a Florida woman's Social Security number for 20 years, which he used to gain employment, according to a criminal complaint.
A Waukesha man is facing charges after he used a Florida woman’s Social Security number to obtain employment at a New Berlin garden center. Lorenzo Lazcano Nevarez, 39, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Thursday with one count of identity theft for financial gain. If convicted, he faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines. According to the criminal complaint: Nevarez was employed at Nature’s Nook Nursery in New Berlin in December when it was discovered he used someone else’s Social Security number to obtain employment. The issue was found after Nevarez submitted an injury claim and insurance workers discovered the Social Security number provided was for a 21-year-old Florida woman. The company contacted the woman’s…
Jd Jazzdoctor
6:25 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013
Seems like a bit too much effort for $600 bucks, fool. Think about that as you rot in jail, chump. Good job. more ›