U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
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Nael Jabbar has pled guilty to charges involving wire fraud related to SNAP benefits and filing false tax returns after operating Hot Spot Super Market in Milwaukee. Authorities say his actions caused significant financial losses over several years.
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A previously deported man has been sentenced following Green Bay's largest-ever cocaine seizure. Authorities say Ruben Salgado-Espinoza led a major trafficking operation before being arrested during an undercover investigation.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin observes Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April alongside national partners. The office highlights new grant funding supporting survivor services in Wisconsin while encouraging community involvement.
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Andrew Stanton, a 38-year-old resident of Kenosha, Wisconsin, has pleaded guilty to threatening to murder a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer who was serving on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.
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Kinex Medical Company, LLC, a medical equipment supplier based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has agreed to pay $6.9 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to federal healthcare programs including Medicare and TRICARE.
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David Jones and D Jones Properties LLC have agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department that accused Jones of sexually harassing a female tenant in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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A Chicago man, Rumeal Campbell, also known as “Melo,” has been sentenced to ten years in prison for his role in two armed robberies that took place on January 30, 2022.
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A California man has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for his role in a multi-state drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy.
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A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for armed robbery and illegal possession of a firearm.
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A federal jury in Green Bay has convicted Ricky Q. Chambers, also known as “Goldi,” of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl.
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A Delafield man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a healthcare kickback conspiracy.
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A Menasha, Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
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A Menasha, Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
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Dr. Calvin Eriksen, a 47-year-old surgeon from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
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A Milwaukee woman has pleaded guilty to aiding in the preparation of false tax returns, according to an announcement by Brad D. Schimel, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin is participating in National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, joining the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) efforts to address human trafficking and support survivors.
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On January 21, 2026, Donte Patterson, 33, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for his involvement in two armed carjackings and an armed robbery that occurred in Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Westmoor Country Club has agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle allegations that it improperly received a loan from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern...
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A Wisconsin man, Clyde Lewis Springfield, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for international parental kidnapping after taking his four children to South Africa in 2021 and failing to return two of them as required by a custody agreement.
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On December 1, 2025, Darryl D. Smith, age 53 and formerly of Keshena, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for assault resulting in serious bodily injury on the Menominee Indian Reservation.