On behalf of Kohn Smith Roth | Oct 30, 2014 | Federal Crimes
A 32-year-old Colorado woman is facing 25 years in prison after being convicted for kidnapping a 4-day-old boy that she allegedly planned to attempt to pass off as her own child. The charges against the woman stemmed from an incident that occurred back on Feb. 5 when...
On behalf of Kohn Smith Roth | Oct 28, 2014 | Drug Crimes
When you are arrested on a drug charge, the penalties you could face can often be severe. Depending on the type of drug crime you are charged with, you could face many years of jail time and even a stiff fine. What you may not know, however, is that the state of...
On behalf of Kohn Smith Roth | Oct 23, 2014 | Sex Crimes
A 52-year-old Kenosha, Wisconsin, man has been charged with three counts of fourth degree sexual assault. In addition, the man faces charges of disorderly conduct, as well as lewd and lascivious behavior. The charges against the man stemmed from a series of incidents...
On behalf of Kohn Smith Roth | Oct 21, 2014 | Federal Crimes
When it comes to determining what makes a crime a federal offense, it is all about which body of government established the law that was broken. Although most of the crimes committed in the United States fall under the jurisdiction of the government of the state where...
On behalf of Kohn Smith Roth | Oct 17, 2014 | Sex Crimes
A 39-year-old Rothschild man is facing charges in Marathon County after being arrested by police in a regional child sting. The man, who worked as a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America Samoset Council, has been charged with using a computer to facilitate a child...
On behalf of Kohn Smith Roth | Oct 15, 2014 | White Collar Crimes
When you hear the term “corporate crime,” you probably think about the head of an organization committing a crime, but in reality, a corporate crime is committed whenever any employee of a company does something illegal in an attempt to benefit the...
On behalf of Kohn Smith Roth | Oct 10, 2014 | White Collar Crimes
A 57-year-old Milwaukee man is facing four counts of bankruptcy fraud and eleven counts of bank fraud after an indictment handed down by a federal grand jury on Oct. 7. According to court documents, the charges against the man stemmed from an investigation by the...
On behalf of Kohn Smith Roth | Oct 8, 2014 | Drug Crimes
Although some states have recently started taking a more lenient approach when it comes to laws for manufacturing or growing marijuana, Wisconsin is not one of those states. In fact, drug manufacturing laws in the state of Wisconsin are not only strict, but they are...
On behalf of Kohn Smith Roth | Oct 3, 2014 | Sex Crimes
A 31-year-old man from Waupon, Wisconsin, is facing three counts of sexual assault of a child under 16 after appearing in the Dodge County Circuit Court on Sept. 30. The charges against the man stemmed from an alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old teenager that...