MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a bill that would make it a felony to use credit card skimmers to steal a person’s identity. The Assembly passed the measure on a voice vote Wednesday. It now heads to Gov. Scott Walker since it already passed the Senate. The bill makes it a Class I felony to possess a credit card scanner. Those scanners, also referred to as skimmers, are often used at card-operated fuel pumps or automated teller machines to steal card numbers. Under the bill, the crime would be punishable by up to 3½ years in prison and fines up to $10,000. Bill backers say prosecutors needed another way to combat the crime which has been reported in dozens of Wisconsin communities.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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