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EC man sentenced on federal fraud charges
EAU CLAIRE — An Eau Claire man originally from Puerto Rico has been convicted of federal fraud charges. Robert Carter, who also went by aliases including Allison James, Robert Newman Carter and Newman Carter, received a 36-month federal prison sentence and fines exceeding $29,000. Sentencing lasted slightly less than 90 minutes. The indictment, filed in April, accuses Carter of sending “a fake bank wire transfer confirmation showing a payment of...
Sentencing postponed for woman who repeatedly stabbed man in the shower
CHIPPEWA FALLS — Sentencing has been postponed for a 55-year-old woman who repeatedly stabbed a man and hit him with a baseball bat at her Lake Hallie home on Dec. 24. Laura L. Feala, 4384 131th St., pleaded guilty in July to one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Charges of aggravated battery by use of a dangerous weapon and battery by use of a dangerous weapon were read-in and dismissed. ...
Killer's bid for release rejected by court
EAU CLAIRE — A bid for conditional release of a man who killed a neighbor in 2012 triggered a flurry of activity in the case but was unsuccessful. James Olson, 64, was found guilty but not guilty due to mental disease or defect after he killed Paul Oberle in June 2012. Authorities say he killed Oberle with a crowbar after Oberle returned home from an overnight shift. Oberle’s family said Olson had previously threatened him. ...