Tag: Wisconsin
Lloyd McKire-Bennett, Fentanyl Trafficking, Wisconsin 2022
⏱ 2 min read A large-scale fentanyl trafficking operation that brought kilograms of fentanyl pills into Madison, Wisconsin, has been dismantled. The operation, led by Lloyd McKire-Bennett, was responsible for distributing thousands of fentanyl pills in the area. The investigation, which began in January 2022, revealed that the organization was mailing fentanyl pills from Arizona…
Eugene Spears, Methamphetamine Distribution, Wisconsin 2026
⏱ 2 min read Eugene Spears, a 42-year-old from La Crosse, Wisconsin, was caught with over 250 grams of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Ferryville, Wisconsin on February 28, 2025. Spears, who was out on bond for a state drug case at the time, admitted to intending to sell the meth to multiple individuals.…
Tyler Briggs, Meth Trafficking, Wisconsin 2026
⏱ 2 min read Tyler Briggs, a 33-year-old from Mosinee, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine intended for distribution. On January 29, 2026, an undercover officer with the Wausau Police Department arranged to buy a small amount of meth from Briggs outside a Wausau bar. When Briggs arrived,…
Mark Buschman, Firearms Smuggling, Wisconsin 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 61-year-old Wisconsin man, Mark Buschman, has pleaded guilty to running an illegal export operation that shipped US-acquired firearms to Saudi Arabia from February 2019 to December 2024. Buschman, of Viroqua, Wisconsin, sold the firearms and related parts without a license, advertising them on eBay and other online marketplaces, and generating…
Kendrick Payton, Fentanyl Trafficking, Wisconsin 2024
⏱ 2 min read Kendrick Payton, a 31-year-old from Rockford, Illinois, was involved in a large-scale fentanyl trafficking operation in Beloit, Wisconsin, between December 18, 2024, and February 18, 2025. During this time, he sold heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine on multiple occasions, with over 150 grams of fentanyl changing hands in just four controlled buys.…
Ian C. Froelich, Child Pornography Production, Wisconsin 2025
⏱ 2 min read Ian C. Froelich, a 21-year-old from Green Bay, Wisconsin, has been charged with producing child pornography. On December 31, 2025, Froelich allegedly caused a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of creating a visual depiction of that conduct. The indictment was unsealed on July 2, 2026. If…
Cameron Summers, Tax Fraud, Wisconsin 2020
⏱ 2 min read Cameron Summers, a Milwaukee tax preparer, has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for filing over 400 false tax returns, claiming fake expenses, credits, and refunds for his clients between 2020 and 2022. Summers worked at a tax preparation business in Milwaukee, using his name and preparer…
Jasmeika Simon, Tax Fraud, Wisconsin 2022
⏱ 2 min read Jasmeika Simon, a Milwaukee woman, has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison for running a tax preparation business that filed hundreds of false and fraudulent returns. Between 2022 and 2024, Simon submitted over 300 individual income tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) containing false…
Ryan S. Schroeder, Child Pornography Production, Wisconsin 2023
⏱ 2 min read Ryan S. Schroeder, a 39-year-old former teacher and track coach at Mishicot Middle/High School in Wisconsin, was sentenced to 336 months in prison for producing child pornography. Schroeder’s crimes involved the sexual assault of two minor students, one of whom was just 13 years old, over a period of approximately two…
Stanley Pophal, Wire Fraud and Money Laundering, Wisconsin 2023
⏱ 2 min read Stanley Pophal, a 64-year-old man from Wausau, Wisconsin, has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors out of $14.25 million in a wire fraud and money laundering scheme. The scheme, which was operated by Pophal, involved convincing people to hand over their hard-earned money with promises of investment returns, but instead, he used…
