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Two Sentenced for Embezzling Over $777,000 from Native American Addiction & Counseling Center

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Fredericka DeCoteau, 63, Cloquet, Minnesota, and Edith Schmuck, 77, Rice Lake, Wisconsin, were sentenced today in federal court in Madison, Wisconsin for theft of federal program funds. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley sentenced DeCoteau to 2 years in prison, and Schmuck to 1 year and 1 day in prison. Judge Conley also ordered the defendants to jointly pay restitution of $777,283. Both defendants were ordered to report to the Bureau of Prisons on December 29, 2021 to begin their sentences.

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Action Details

  • Date:October 29, 2021
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Wisconsin
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions