MADISON, WI (WSAU) — A federal Grand Jury in Madison has indicted two Florida men for charges of wire fraud for their alleged role in a scheme that took hundreds of thousands of dollars from businesses in Central Wisconsin.
Denise Webley, 40, and 51-year-old Julio Madruga Rosa are said to have maintained two bank accounts that were used to transfer ill-gotten funds between the United States and Mexico. Investigators say they were part of a scheme that operated in Rib Mountain in late 2020 that took over $240,000 in cash on hand from an unknown number of retail stores.
The victims said they were called by someone claiming they were authorized to receive cash funds from the stores. Then instead of depositing the funds on behalf of the stores, they were put in Webley’s account, moved to Madruga Rosa’s account, and sent out of the country.
Further court action against the men is pending. The case was investigated by both the Department of Homeland Security and FBI and local law enforcement in the Wausau and Stevens Point areas. Officers from Merrill and West Allis also assisted in the case.
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