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Wisconsin County Jail Administrator Charged with Stealing Jail Funds
Loaded on June 15, 2011
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2011, page 37
The administrator of the jail in Washburn County, Wisconsin was charged in November 2010 in connection with a scheme to defraud public funds. Bruk L. Sweeney, 37, was arrested on four counts of misconduct in office and two counts of forgery. The alleged scheme involved Sweeney issuing refund checks to …
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