Newspaper Carrier Imposters Get Jail Time, Probation
Two men who ran a scheme to pose as Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper carriers to get holiday tips were sentenced to jail Monday for their crimes.
Two men who tried to grift money from area residents by posing as Milwaukee Journal Sentinel carriers during the 2011 holiday season will spend this year's season in jail. David S. Downer, 34, of Hartford, and Stephen C. Schumacher, 42, of City of Pewaukee, were each sentenced Monday to jail with work-release and probation for trying to swindle unearned tips from residents. The two were arrested by the Waukesha Police Department in December 2011. Prosecutors asked Waukesha County Circuit Judge Patrick Haughney to give each man 60 days in jail. But Haughney instead gave Downer 75 days in jail and two years probation because he has a prior criminal record, while Schumacher got 21 days in jail and nine months probation. Both men were …
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Gregory Kluck
5:18 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
He wanted to start a process service company...WOW, that's a good one. One would think you would want someone doing that who wasn't a crook. I served process years ago (serve subpoenas and other legal documents) and you represent the lawyers and courts as a server. more ›