Wisconsin Department of Justice

UPDATE: Officer Involved Death Investigation Near Fort Atkinson

December 16, 2020

Law Enforcement Requests Public’s Assistance in Finding Missing Walworth 10-year-old

December 14, 2020

Officer Involved Death Investigation Near Fort Atkinson

December 9, 2020

DNR Secretary Appoints Todd Ambs Deputy Secretary; Steven Little Assistant Deputy Secretary

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force to Hold First Meeting

December 3, 2020

Columbus Contractor Charged with Withholding Tax Theft

AG Kaul Announces Legal Action to Allow DOJ to Again Enforce Wisconsin Laws Without Unconstitutional Legislative Interference

November 23, 2020

Private-Duty Nurse Charged with Over $28,000 in Medicaid Fraud

November 11, 2020

Dane County Man Charged in Connection with Three Different Schemes to Financially Exploit Elderly Relative

November 5, 2020

UPDATE: Death Investigations in Marinette County

October 29, 2020

National Safe Schools Week: Keep Your School Community Safe

October 20, 2020

Drug Take Back Day is October 24

Wisconsin Department of Justice Working to Protect Fair Election

AG Kaul Issues Reminder: Voter Intimidation is Illegal

AG Kaul Announces Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force Membership

October 15, 2020

AG Kaul Announces Agreement Reached to Pay Employees’ Wages in H&H Receivership

October 12, 2020

Report Details How Regional Drug Prosecutors Support Local Fight Against Drug Epidemic

October 5, 2020

Wisconsin DFI, DOJ Join Commodity Futures Trading Commission to Charge Precious Metals Dealers in $185 Million Scheme Targeting Elderly Investors, $2.7 Million from Wisconsinites

Wisconsin, FTC and Federal Law Enforcement Partners Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Phantom and Abusive Debt Collection

September 29, 2020

UPDATE: Kenosha Officer-Involved Shooting

September 21, 2020

AG Kaul Announces Cleanup Agreement for Wisconsin Public Service Corporation Superfund Site in Marinette

September 21, 2020

UPDATE: Investigation of Shooting in Mayville, Wis.

September 17, 2020

Investigation of Shooting in Mayville, Wis.

September 16, 2020

AG Kaul Releases Statement on Wisconsin Supreme Court Ballot Decision

September 14, 2020

Oshkosh Man Charged with Elder Abuse After Alleged Theft of $427,000 from Elderly Victim

September 11, 2020

24/7 School Safety System Can Help Prevent Suicide

September 10, 2020

ACLU of Wisconsin Calls for Dismissal of Charges for Curfew Violations, Asks for Investigation Into Excessive Use of Force by Law Enforcement

AG Kaul Issues Victim Restitution for 4,627 Wisconsin Consumers

September 9, 2020

UPDATE: Kenosha Officer Involved Shooting

September 1, 2020

UPDATE: Kenosha Officer Involved Shooting

August 28, 2020

Two Individuals Charged in 23-Count Indictment Alleging Prescription Drug Kickbacks, Health Care Fraud, and Aggravated Identity Theft

UPDATE: Kenosha Officer Involved Shooting

August 26, 2020

Rep. Brostoff Statement on Police-Abetted Terrorism in Kenosha

AG Kaul Statement on Kenosha Shooting

August 24, 2020

Statement on Shooting in Kenosha

Update: Kenosha Officer Involved Shooting

Statement from the Kenosha Police Department

New Data Available from the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

August 20, 2020

DOJ Launches New Incident-Level Criminal Justice Data Dashboards

August 13, 2020

Update: Officer Involved Shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

August 12, 2020

Former Police Chief and Sheriff Candidate Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charges

Museum of Wisconsin Art Announces Wisconsin Funnies: Fifty Years of Comics

More than 200 works by thirty-one artists illustrate the history of comics in Wisconsin

Special Public Safety and Health Committee meeting set for Monday, July 27

Agenda to include communication about federal intervention in Milwaukee

Common Council opposes divisive and unwanted federal action in Milwaukee

AG Kaul Statement Regarding Deployment of Federal Agents to Milwaukee

Wisconsin Sues Pharmaceutical Company Alleging Company Knowingly Underpaid Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Rebates

Cheese Factory Owner Pleas Guilty and Sentenced to Felony Theft for Stealing More Than $20,000 from 83 Farmers

Serial Sex Offender Charged with Alleged Sexual Assault After Backlogged Kit is Tested

Update: Officer Involved Death Investigation in Sheboygan, Wis.

Loudenslager for Wisconsin Court of Appeals Press Release

ACLU of Wisconsin Calls for Transparent Investigation into Fatal Shooting of Kevan Ruffin

Officer Involved Death Investigation in Sheboygan, Wis.

Former Mayville Police Officer Sentenced for Misconduct in Public Office

Update: Jefferson County Fire and Death Investigation

Update: Jefferson County Fire and Death Investigation

Jefferson County Fire and Death Investigation

AG Kaul Statement on Favorable Unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision in Quick Charge v. Kaul

Lyndon Station Couple Charged with Receiving Meth Through Mail

AG Kaul Joins Coalition of 50 States in Filing 3rd Complaint in Ongoing Antitrust Price-Fixing Investigation into Generic Drug Industry

Complaint Names 26 Corporate Defendants in Conspiracy to Fix Prices and Allocate Markets

Update: Officer Involved Death Investigation in Watertown, Wis.

New Richmond Man Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Murder of His Son

Officer Involved Shooting Investigation in Watertown, Wis.

Salem Man, an Illinois Police Officer, Arrested and Charged with Possession of Child Pornography

Wisconsin DOJ Employees Honored by U.S. DOJ for Efforts to Rescue Missing and Exploited Children

AG Kaul Releases New Report and Data on State Crime Laboratories

Officer Involved Death Investigation in Caledonia, Wis.

AG Kaul Issues Interim AG Opinion on Local Health Officers’ Ability to Issue Health Orders

AG Kaul Recognizes Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Day

AG Kaul Announces New Data from the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

DOJ Releases New Data on Crimes and Sex Offenses for 2019

Evers Administration Seeks to Save Lives, Stop Republican Lawsuit

AG Kaul Calls for Increased Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention and Justice for Survivors on Denim Day

Letter to Attorney Generals

Officer Involved Death Investigation in Kenosha, Wis.

With Safer at Home Order in Effect, AG Kaul Emphasizes Importance of Online Safety

AG Kaul Highlights Victim Services Remain Available During Safer at Home Order

Criminal Complaint Charges Two Women with Distribution of Controlled Substances Resulting in a Death, and an Overdose with Serious Bodily Harm, on the Menominee Indian Reservation

Office of Open Government Advisory: Additional Information Regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Open Meetings

AG Kaul Warns Wisconsin Residents of COVID-19 Scams and Price Gouging

Hobart Resident Sentenced to 50 Months in Federal Prison for Selling Drugs Via the “Dark Web;” Forfeits $1.5 million

Menominee Man Indicted for Possession of Child Pornography on Menominee Indian Reservation

AG Kaul Announces New Data from the Wisconsin Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

Prison Sentences for California-Based Drug Trafficking Ring That Shipped Methamphetamine to Northeastern Wisconsin

Cheese Factory in Wood County Allegedly Steals More Than $20,000 from 83 Farmers

AG Kaul, State Patrol, & DCF Announce Partnership with Convenience Store Industry to Combat Human Trafficking

AG Kaul Announces DCI Investigation Leads to Cocaine, Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Charges Against 26 People

Assembly Health Committee Fails to Act on Sexual Assault Kit Legislation

Milwaukee Woman Charged with Embezzlement and Identity Theft

Jefferson County Tax Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud and Theft

What You Need to Know: Court Order in WILL Lawsuit Against Elections Commission

AG Kaul Statement on National Guard Report and Reforms

"I support Governor Evers’ swift response to the National Guard Bureau Office of Complex Investigations report, with his issuance of Executive Order #62."

Boscobel Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography; Grant County Sheriff’s Office Joins ICAC Task Force

“DOJ and its more than 280 affiliate partners on the Wisconsin ICAC Task Force, like the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, are working together to keep our communities safe.”

Another Conviction After Testing of Backlogged Sexual Assault Kits; Minocqua Man Imprisoned for Child Sexual Assault

This crime carries a potential maximum sentence of up to 60 years consisting of 40 years initial confinement and 20 years extended supervision.

UPDATE: Oshkosh West High School Officer Involved Shooting

The officer injured during this incident was Oshkosh Police Department School Resource Officer Michael Wissink.

AG Kaul Urges Assembly Health Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Legislation to Prevent Future Backlog of Untested Sexual Assault Kits

"This legislation will help prevent another backlog of untested sexual assault kits."

Sawyer County Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Multiple Arsons on Reservation

“Thanks to the investigators and prosecution team whose work resulted in a conviction on every count charged.”

Stevens Point Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Wife’s Death

"This sentence ensures that the defendant who committed this horrible crime will be incarcerated for a long time, if not for the rest of his life."

AG Kaul Announces Testing Complete for All Kits Designated for Testing and New SAKI Grant Awarded

As of November 20, 2019, testing is complete for all kits designated for testing in the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.

Gov. Evers Signs Assembly Bill 22 Requiring Human Trafficking Education for Commercial Drivers

AG Kaul Announces 3 Counties and 1 Tribe to Establish Treatment Courts; 7 Counties to Expand Current Treatment Alternatives and Diversion Programs

AG Kaul Hosts Policy Summit on Emergency Detention and Mental Health