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Federal Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin Newsletter for Thursday October 03, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Justice Dept .Secures Agreement With Wisconsin Department of Corrections to Improve Communication Access for Incarcerated People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement (https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1371371/dl) with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WDOC) under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The settlement will help ensure that incarcerated individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing have equal access to WDOC's programs, services and activities, including educational, counsel  more

Wis. U.S. Attorney: Fox Valley Man Sentenced to 10 Years' Imprisonment for Trafficking Fentanyl and Possessing Firearms as Convicted Felon; Co-Defendant Sentenced to 15 Months' Imprisonment for Straw Purchasing Firearms
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that October 1, 2024, Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Joseph D. Charlesworth (age: 35) to a total sentence of ten years' imprisonment and seven years' supervised release after Charlesworth pled guilty to Possessing Fentanyl With Inten  more

Wis. U.S. Attorney: United States Justice Department Secures Agreement With Wisconsin Department of Corrections to Improve Communication Access for Incarcerated People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, joins the Civil Rights Division in announcing a settlement agreement has been reached with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WDOC) under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The settlement will help ensure that incarcerated individuals who are deaf or ha  more