Cary Spivak

1 month ago | jsonline.com | Cary Spivak

Arguing that its high visibility downtown building was over assessed by nearly $15 million last year, the owners of twin office towers at 330 E. Kilbourn Ave are suing the city in bid to lower its taxes. The office building should be assessed at no more than $36.98 million, its owner said in a lawsuit filed this month in Milwaukee County Circuit Court. The suit noted the city assessed the office building at $51.7 million last year.

1 month ago | jsonline.com | Mary Spicuzza |Cary Spivak

Two more Milwaukee-area prenatal care coordination companies are facing fraud investigations. The companies have collected millions in Medicaid dollars. The latest investigations are part of an ongoing crackdown by state and federal authorities. Two more Milwaukee companies in the beleaguered industry created to prevent infant mortality have been referred to the state Department of Justice for Medicaid fraud investigations, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has learned.

1 month ago | jsonline.com | Cary Spivak

U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman has been selected to hear the case against Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, who was arrested after federal authorities say she tried to help an undocumented immigrant elude arrest. Adelman's selection came after a grand jury returned an indictment against Dugan on May 13. Here's what to know about the 85-year-old Adelman and his route to the bench — a real-life example of the cliche that politics makes strange bedfellows.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Mary Spicuzza |Cary Spivak

A bipartisan group of more than 150 former federal and state judges sharply criticized the Trump administration for its handling of the arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan in a May 5 letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Dugan was arrested at the Milwaukee County Courthouse on April 25, handcuffed behind her back and later ankle-shackled at the federal courthouse on charges she helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest after an appearance in her courtroom a week earlier.

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Mary Spicuzza |Cary Spivak

A bipartisan group of more than 150 former federal and state judges sharply criticized the Trump administration for its handling of the arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan in a May 5 letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. Dugan was arrested at the Milwaukee County Courthouse on April 25, handcuffed behind her back and later ankle-shackled at the federal courthouse on charges she helped an undocumented immigrant evade arrest after an appearance in her courtroom a week earlier.