News 12.01.16
1 December 2016 News
Fond du Lac woman is convicted of embezzling over 200 thousand dollars from her former employer in Dodge County. Forty-seven year old Tessa Hilt has pleaded no contest to 3 counts of theft of a business setting. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. Hilt was accused of taking the money from Waas Boring and Cable Company in Lomira. She was the office manager from 2009 until 2014, when she left her position and had filed a lawsuit claiming sexual harassment or discrimination in the workplace. The company found the financial discrepancies while preparing a defense against the lawsuit. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for January 24th.
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Names have been released following a truck vs. farm tractor accident in Fond du Lac County. Investigation shows a northbound pick up truck, driven by Kenneth R. Vos of Mishicot, was following too close to a north bound farm tractor pulling a manure spreader. Vos struck the tractor and was trapped in his vehicle following the impact. He was extricated and transported to St. Agnes Hospital with non life threatening injuries. The driver of the tractor, Jason C. Fuller of Kaukauna, was not injured. The appropriate lighting and implement of husbandry required reflectors were on the farm tractor and manure spreader. The accident took place Monday evening on USH 151 in the Town of Oakfield.
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A Fox Lake man is facing charges after he allegedly attacked his wife and her lover with a baseball bat. Thirty-three year old Michael Rogge is charged with two counts of substantial battery- intended bodily harm, and one count of disorderly conduct. On November 28th, officers were dispatched to a residence on Weed Street for a domestic disturbance. According to a criminal complaint, Rogge told authorities that he had left work during a break and went home to get cigarettes he had forgotten. Rogge told officers that when he arrived home, he saw a vehicle belonging to someone he suspected his wife was having an affair with. After finding his wife’s male lover in their closet, Rogge is accused of taking a baseball bat and hitting the man in the head. Rogge’s wife was also hit in the head, although Rogge argues that was unintentional. The man needed 12 staples to close his head wound. The woman needed two for her wound.
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for December 15th.
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The health of hundreds of veterans is in question because a dentist at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center failed to meet proper cleaning standards. Tomah VA acting medical director Victoria Brahm said Tuesday 592 veterans that received care from the dentist can receive free screenings for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV. At a news conference, Brahm said a dental assistant reported last month that the dentist had not properly cleaned equipment, so an investigation was launched. Brahm says the dental equipment may have been cleaned, but it didn’t meet VA standards. Fifty-four veterans that had bridge and crown work done received phone calls about the problem. The others affected will receive letters. Brahm said “I pray no one has an infection,” but added the risk is low.
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A former University of Wisconsin-Madison student accused of sexual assault, strangulation and false imprisonment involving five women, including some he met at classes, will be back in court next month. A Dane County Circuit Court commissioner on Monday scheduled a Dec. 27 preliminary hearing for Alec Cook. The 20-year-old Edina, Minnesota man is facing 14 felony charges and one misdemeanor in a criminal complaint that accuses him of trying to choke one of the women. Cook’s defense attorneys say his encounters with the women were consensual. Attorney Jessa Nicholson says the defense will soon file a motion to dismiss some of the charges. Cook is charged with second-degree, third-degree and fourth-degree sexual assault, strangulation and false imprisonment in cases dating back to March of 2015.
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Deputy Attorney General Andy Cook plans to leave the state Department of Justice at the end of the week. The agency issued a news release Wednesday saying that Cook’s last day will be Friday. The release says he’s leaving to pursue “opportunities outside of state service.” The release included a statement from Cook saying he has decided to return to the public sector. He did not elaborate. mCook served as an adviser on Attorney General Brad Schimel campaign and has been his top aide at DOJ since Schimel was elected in 2014. The release says Schimel has promoted DOJ Senior Counsel Paul Connell to the deputy post and picked Assistant Deputy Attorney General Delanie Breuer as new senior counsel.
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