Rural Glenbeulah resident Beth M. Olsen, 58, pleaded not guilty Mar. 22 to 59 felony counts of theft for allegedly writing 59 checks to herself from her mother’s account over three years totaling $285,850.
Fake ‘sting operation’ gets stung by a real one
A 36-year-old Aurora, IL man accused of participating in a fake FBI sting operation in order to get money was arrested following an undercover Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Dept. operation that was set up to catch the alleged fraudsters.
Woman committed for house explosion
A Sheboygan woman was ordered committed to the Department of Health Services for 20 years Mar.1 for an August 2023 Sheboygan house explosion.
Court Report – Mar. 19, 2024
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Woman in jail 15 months for major theft charge was victim of romance scam
“I didn’t want to die alone.”
That was 70-year-old South Carolina woman Shirley A. Mahaffey’s explanation to a Sheboygan County court about what motivated her to begin a years-long, long-distance relationship that resulted in $167,500 stolen from a Plymouth company, her boyfriend revealed to be a cruel fiction, herself in jail for over a year, and the primary suspect still at large.
Court Report – Mar. 5, 2024
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Court Report – Feb. 20, 2024
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Alleged swindle case takes a novel turn
Last June, The Review reported on a criminal case in which over $167,000 was reported stolen in June of 2022 from a Plymouth company. A jury trial for defendant Shirley Mahaffey, 70, of South Carolina is currently scheduled in less than a week. But a new charge filed Jan. 24 against a man from Texas revealed a whole new level to the case.
Court Report – Feb. 6, 2024
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Victim’s fake package containing tracker helps police locate mail theft suspect
A local man who had multiple packages taken from his mailbox found a way to turn the alleged thief’s method against her and help police find the suspect.