Wisconsin Right Now

We've obtained the 43-page criminal complaint charging Milwaukee Ald. Chantia Lewis with four felonies relating to embezzlement and misuse of campaign finances. Prosecutors say the alderwoman, who has a history of anti-police rhetoric and is running as a Democrat for U.S. Senate against Ron Johnson, went on an illegal multi-year campaign finance spending binge, using donations and unlawful city expense reimbursements as her own personal piggy bank, for everything from meals at Waffle House and Hooters to trips to Las Vegas, Mt. Olympus in Wisconsin Dells, and a trampoline park. You can read the complaint in full here. Lewis is charged with four felonies for misconduct in office, theft in a business setting (embezzlement), making false reports and statements about campaign finances and accepting unlawful disbursement from campaign finances. She’s also charged with a misdemeanor for theft false representation. We've written about Lewis several times before; she joined a g...