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WI Stat § 943.28 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.28 - Loan sharking prohibited.

943.28  Loan sharking prohibited. (1) For the purposes of this section:(a) To collect an extension of credit means to induce in any way any person to make repayment thereof.(b) An extortionate extension of credit is any extension of credit with respect to which it is the understanding of the creditor and the debtor at the time it is made that delay in making repayment or failure to make repayment could result in the use of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to the person, reputation or property of any person.(c) An extortionate means is any means which involves the use, or an express or implicit threat of use, of violence or other criminal means to cause harm to the person, reputation or property of any person. (2) Whoever makes any extortionate extension of credit, or conspires to do so, if one or more of the parties to the conspiracy does an act to effect its object, is guilty of a Class F felony. (3) Whoever advances money or property, whether as a gift, as a loan, as an investment, pursuant to a partnership or profit-sharing agreement, or otherwise, for the purpose of making extortionate extensions of credit, is guilty of a Class F felony. (4) Whoever knowingly participates in any way in the use of any extortionate means to collect or attempt to collect any extension of credit, or to punish any person for the nonrepayment thereof, is guilty of a Class F felony.History:  1977 c. 173; 1995 a. 225; 2001 a. 109.An extortionate extension of credit under sub. (1) (b) is not restricted to the original extension of credit, but includes renewals of loans. State v. Green, 208 Wis. 2d 290, 560 N.W.2d 295 (Ct. App. 1997), 96-0652.
WI Stat § 943.30 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.30 - Threats to injure or accuse of crime.

943.30  Threats to injure or accuse of crime. (1) Whoever, either verbally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously threatens to accuse or accuses another of any crime or offense, or threatens or commits any injury to the person, property, business, profession, calling or trade, or the profits and income of any business, profession, calling or trade of another, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony. (2) Whoever violates sub. (1) by obstructing, delaying or affecting commerce or business or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce or business is guilty of a Class H felony. (3) Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence any petit or grand juror, in the performance of his or her functions as such, is guilty of a Class H felony. (4) Whoever violates sub. (1) by attempting to influence the official action of any public officer is guilty of a Class H felony. (5) (a) In this subsection, “patient health care records" has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (4).(b) Whoever, orally or by any written or printed communication, maliciously uses, or threatens to use, the patient health care records of another person, with intent thereby to extort money or any pecuniary advantage, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will or omit to do any lawful act, is guilty of a Class H felony.History:  1977 c. 173; 1979 c. 110; 1981 c. 118; 1997 a. 231; 2001 a. 109.Commencement of a threat need not occur in Wisconsin to support an extortion charge venued in Wisconsin. State v. Kelly, 148 Wis. 2d 774, 436 N.W.2d 883 (Ct. App. 1989).A threat to falsely testify unless paid, in violation of criminal law, is a threat to property within the purview of sub. (1). State v. Manthey, 169 Wis. 2d 673, 487 N.W.2d 44 (Ct. App. 1992).Extortion is not a lesser included offense of robbery. Convictions for both is not precluded. State v. Dauer, 174 Wis. 2d 418, 497 N.W.2d 766 (Ct. App. 1993).A threat to one's education constitutes a threat to one's profession under sub. (1), and a threat to terminate promised financial support could constitute a threat to property. State v. Kittilstad, 231 Wis. 2d 245, 603 N.W.2d 732 (1999), 98-1456.A claim under this section is governed by the six-year limitation period under s. 893.93 (1) (a) [now s. 893.93 (1m) (a)]. Elbe v. Wausau Hospital Center, 606 F. Supp. 1491 (1985).
WI Stat § 943.31 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.31 - Threats to communicate derogatory information.

943.31  Threats to communicate derogatory information. Whoever maliciously threatens, with intent to extort money or any pecuniary advantage whatever, or with intent to compel the person so threatened to do any act against the person's will, to disseminate or to communicate to anyone information, whether true or false, that would humiliate or injure the reputation of the threatened person or another is guilty of a Class I felony. For the purpose of this section, “information" includes any photograph, exposed film, motion picture, videotape, or data that represents a visual image, a sound recording, or any data that represents or produces an audio signal.History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109; 2015 a. 335.A threat to injure a manager's reputation unless a job is offered violated this section. State v. Gilkes, 118 Wis. 2d 149, 345 N.W.2d 531 (Ct. App. 1984).
WI Stat § 943.34 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.34 - Receiving stolen property.

943.34  Receiving stolen property. (1) Except as provided under s. 948.62, whoever knowingly or intentionally receives or conceals stolen property is guilty of:(a) A Class A misdemeanor, if the value of the property does not exceed $2,500.(bf) A Class I felony, if the value of the property exceeds $2,500 but does not exceed $5,000.(bm) A Class H felony, if the property is a firearm or if the value of the property exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $10,000. (c) A Class G felony, if the value of the property exceeds $10,000. (2) In any action or proceeding for a violation of sub. (1), a party may use duly identified and authenticated photographs of property which was the subject of the violation in lieu of producing the property.History:  1977 c. 173; 1987 a. 266, 332; 1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2011 a. 99.The fact that sequentially received stolen property was purchased for a lump sum is an insufficient basis to aggregate the value of the property; the crime of receiving stolen property does not require payment. State v. Spraggin, 71 Wis. 2d 604, 239 N.W.2d 297 (1976).If any element of the crime charged occurred in a given county, then that county can be the place of trial. Because the crime of receiving stolen property requires more than two acts, and one of the acts is that the property must be stolen, venue is properly established in the county where that act occurred. State v. Lippold, 2008 WI App 130, 313 Wis. 2d 699, 757 N.W.2d 825, 07-1773.
WI Stat § 943.37 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.37 - Alteration of property identification marks.

943.37  Alteration of property identification marks. Whoever does any of the following with intent to prevent the identification of the property involved is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor: (1) Alters or removes any identification mark on any log or other lumber without the consent of the owner; or (2) Alters or removes any identification mark from any receptacle used by the manufacturer of any beverage; or (3) Alters or removes any manufacturer's identification number on personal property or possesses any personal property with knowledge that the manufacturer's identification number has been removed or altered. Possession of 2 or more similar items of personal property with the manufacturer's identification number altered or removed is prima facie evidence of knowledge of the alteration or removal and of an intent to prevent identification of the property. (4) Alters or removes livestock brands, recorded under s. 95.11, from any animal without the owner's consent, or possesses any livestock with knowledge that the brand has been altered or removed without the owner's knowledge or consent.History:  1973 c. 239; 1977 c. 173.“Similar" under sub. (3) means comparable or substantially alike. State v. Hamilton, 146 Wis. 2d 426, 432 N.W.2d 108 (Ct. App. 1988).
WI Stat § 943.39 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.39 - Fraudulent writings.

943.39  Fraudulent writings. Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, does any of the following is guilty of a Class H felony: (1) Being a director, officer, manager, agent or employee of any corporation or limited liability company falsifies any record, account or other document belonging to that corporation or limited liability company by alteration, false entry or omission, or makes, circulates or publishes any written statement regarding the corporation or limited liability company which he or she knows is false; or (2) By means of deceit obtains a signature to a writing which is the subject of forgery under s. 943.38 (1); or (3) Makes a false written statement with knowledge that it is false and with intent that it shall ultimately appear to have been signed under oath.History:  1977 c. 173; 1993 a. 112; 2001 a. 109.Sub. (2) does not require proof of forgery. State v. Weister, 125 Wis. 2d 54, 370 N.W.2d 278 (Ct. App. 1985).
WI Stat § 943.392 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.392 - Fraudulent data alteration.

943.392  Fraudulent data alteration. Whoever, with intent to injure or defraud, manipulates or changes any data, as defined in s. 943.70 (1) (f), is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.History:  1993 a. 496.21st Century White Collar Crime: Intellectual Property Crimes in the Cyber World. Simon & Jones. Wis. Law. Oct. 2004.
WI Stat § 943.395 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.395 - Fraudulent insurance and employee benefit program claims.

943.395  Fraudulent insurance and employee benefit program claims. (1) Whoever, knowing it to be false or fraudulent, does any of the following may be penalized as provided in sub. (2):(a) Presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim, or any proof in support of such claim, to be paid under any contract or certificate of insurance.(b) Prepares, makes or subscribes to a false or fraudulent account, certificate, affidavit, proof of loss or other document or writing, with knowledge that the same may be presented or used in support of a claim for payment under a policy of insurance.(c) Presents or causes to be presented a false or fraudulent claim or benefit application, or any false or fraudulent proof in support of such a claim or benefit application, or false or fraudulent information which would affect a future claim or benefit application, to be paid under any employee benefit program created by ch. 40.(d) Makes any misrepresentation in or with reference to any application for membership or documentary or other proof for the purpose of obtaining membership in or noninsurance benefit from any fraternal subject to chs. 600 to 646, for himself or herself or any other person. (2) Whoever violates this section:(a) Is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the claim or benefit does not exceed $2,500.(b) Is guilty of a Class I felony if the value of the claim or benefit exceeds $2,500.History:  1971 c. 214; 1975 c. 373, 421; 1977 c. 173; 1979 c. 89; 1981 c. 96; 1987 a. 349; 1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2015 a. 197 s. 51.The “value of the claim" under sub. (2) refers to the amount of the entire claim and not the fraudulent portion. State v. Briggs, 214 Wis. 2d 281, 571 N.W.2d 881 (Ct. App. 1997), 97-0439.
WI Stat § 943.40 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.40 - Fraudulent destruction of certain writings.

943.40  Fraudulent destruction of certain writings. Whoever with intent to defraud does either of the following is guilty of a Class H felony: (1) Destroys or mutilates any corporate books of account or records; or (2) Completely erases, obliterates or destroys any writing which is the subject of forgery under s. 943.38 (1) (a).History:  1977 c. 173; 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 943.45 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.45 - Theft of telecommunications service.

943.45  Theft of telecommunications service. (1) No person may intentionally obtain or attempt to obtain telecommunications service, as defined in s. 182.017 (1g) (cq), by any of the following means:(a) Charging such service to an existing telephone number or credit card number without the consent of the subscriber thereto or the legitimate holder thereof.(b) Charging such service to a false, fictitious, suspended, terminated, expired, canceled or revoked telephone number or credit card number.(c) Rearranging, tampering with or making connection with any facilities or equipment.(d) Using a code, prearranged scheme, or other stratagem or device whereby said person in effect sends or receives information.(e) Using any other contrivance, device or means to avoid payment of the lawful charges, in whole or in part, for such service. (2) This section shall apply when the said telecommunications service either originates or terminates, or both, in this state, or when the charges for said telecommunications service would have been billable, in normal course, by a person providing telecommunications service in this state, but for the fact that said service was obtained, or attempted to be obtained, by one or more of the means set forth in sub. (1). (3) The following penalties apply to violations of this section:(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (d), any person who violates sub. (1) is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (b) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d), any person who violates sub. (1) as a 2nd or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.(c) Except as provided in par. (d), any person who violates sub. (1) for direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.(d) Any person who violates sub. (1) for direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain as a 2nd or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class I felony.History:  1977 c. 173; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 496; 2001 a. 109; 2011 a. 22; 2013 a. 89.Each separate plan or scheme to obtain service by fraud is a separate chargeable offense. State v. Davis, 171 Wis. 2d 711, 492 N.W.2d 174 (Ct. App. 1992).
WI Stat § 943.47 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.47 - Theft of satellite cable programming.

943.47  Theft of satellite cable programming. (1) Definitions. In this section:(a) “Encrypt," when used with respect to satellite cable programming, means to transmit that programming in a form whereby the aural or visual characteristics or both are altered to prevent the unauthorized reception of that programming by persons without authorized equipment which is designed to eliminate the effects of that alteration. (b) “Satellite cable programming" means encrypted video programming which is transmitted via satellite for direct reception by satellite dish owners for a fee. (2)  Prohibitions. No person may decode encrypted satellite cable programming without authority. (3)  Criminal penalties. The following penalties apply for violations of this section:(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (d), any person who intentionally violates sub. (2) is subject to a Class C forfeiture.(b) Except as provided in pars. (c) and (d), any person who violates sub. (2) as a 2nd or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.(c) Except as provided in par. (d), any person who violates sub. (2) for direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.(d) Any person who violates sub. (2) for direct or indirect commercial advantage or private financial gain as a 2nd or subsequent offense is guilty of a Class I felony. (5)  Exception. This section does not affect the use by a person of satellite cable programming if the programming has been paid for and the use is exclusive to the person's dwelling unit.History:  1987 a. 345; 1993 a. 496; 2001 a. 109; 2015 a. 196.
WI Stat § 943.48 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.48 - Telecommunications; civil liability.

943.48  Telecommunications; civil liability. (1) Any person who incurs injury as a result of a violation of s. 943.45 (1), 943.455 (2), 943.46 (2) or 943.47 (2) may bring a civil action against the person who committed the violation. (1m) Except as provided in sub. (2), if the person who incurs the loss prevails, the court shall grant the prevailing party actual damages, costs and disbursements and may grant the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees that do not exceed the amount of actual damages.  (2) If the person who incurs the loss prevails against a person who committed the violation willfully and for the purpose of commercial advantage or prevails against a person who has committed more than one violation of s. 943.45 (1), 943.455 (2), 943.46 (2) or 943.47 (2), the court shall grant the prevailing party all of the following:(a) Except as provided in subs. (2g) and (2r), not more than $10,000.(b) Actual damages.(c) Any profits of the violator that are attributable to the violation and that are not taken into account in determining the amount of actual damages under par. (b).(d) Notwithstanding the limitations under s. 799.25 or 814.04, costs, disbursements and reasonable attorney fees. (2g) If the court finds that the violation was committed willfully and for the purpose of commercial advantage, the court may increase the amount granted under sub. (2) (a) to an amount not to exceed $50,000. (2r) If the court finds that the violator had no reason to believe that the violator's action constituted a violation of this section, the court may reduce the amount granted under sub. (2) (a). (3) If damages under sub. (2) (c) are requested, the party who incurred the injury shall have the burden of proving the violator's gross revenue and the violator shall have the burden of proving the violator's deductible expenses and the elements of profit attributable to factors other than the violation. (4) In addition to other remedies available under this section, the court may grant the injured party a temporary or permanent injunction.History:  1993 a. 496; 2013 a. 89.
WI Stat § 943.49 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.49 - Unlawful use of recording device in motion picture theater.

943.49  Unlawful use of recording device in motion picture theater. (1) Definitions. In this section:(a) “Motion picture theater" means a site used for the exhibition of a motion picture to the public.(b) “Recording" has the meaning given in s. 943.206 (5).(c) “Recording device" means a camera, an audio or video recorder or any other device that may be used to record or transfer sounds or images.(d) “Theater owner" means an owner or operator of a motion picture theater. (2)  Use of recording device in movie theater.  (a) No person may operate a recording device in a motion picture theater without written consent from the theater owner or a person authorized by the theater owner to provide written consent.(b)1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a person who violates par. (a) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.2. A person who violates par. (a) is guilty of a Class I felony if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted under this subsection. (4)  Detention of person committing violation. A theater owner, a theater owner's adult employee or a theater owner's security agent who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has violated this section in his or her presence may detain the person in a reasonable manner for a reasonable length of time to deliver the person to a peace officer or to his or her parent or guardian in the case of a minor. The detained person must be promptly informed of the purpose for the detention and be permitted to make phone calls, but he or she shall not be interrogated or searched against his or her will before the arrival of a peace officer who may conduct a lawful interrogation of the accused person. The theater owner, the theater owner's adult employee or the theater owner's security agent may release the detained person before the arrival of a peace officer or parent or guardian. Any theater owner, theater owner's adult employee or theater owner's security agent who acts in good faith in any act authorized under this section is immune from civil or criminal liability for those acts.History:  1999 a. 51; 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 943.51 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 943 - Crimes against property.|943.51 - Retail theft; civil liability.

943.51  Retail theft; civil liability. (1) Any person who incurs injury to his or her business or property as a result of a violation of s. 943.50 may bring a civil action against any individual who caused the loss for all of the following:(a) The retail value of the merchandise unless it is returned undamaged and unused. A person may recover under this paragraph only if he or she exercises due diligence in demanding the return of the merchandise immediately after he or she discovers the loss and the identity of the person who has the merchandise.(am) The retail value of the service provided by a service provider, as defined in s. 943.50 (1) (am). A person may recover under this paragraph only if he or she exercises due diligence in demanding payment for the service. (b) Any actual damages not covered under par. (a). (2) In addition to sub. (1), if the person who incurs the loss prevails, the judgment in the action may grant any of the following:(a)1. Except as provided in subd. 1m., exemplary damages of not more than 3 times the amount under sub. (1).1m. If the action is brought against a minor or against the parent who has custody of their minor child for the loss caused by the minor, the exemplary damages may not exceed 2 times the amount under sub. (1).2. No additional proof is required for an award of exemplary damages under this paragraph.(b) Notwithstanding the limitations of s. 799.25 or 814.04, all actual costs of the action, including reasonable attorney fees. (3) Notwithstanding sub. (2) and except as provided in sub. (3m), the total amount awarded for exemplary damages and reasonable attorney fees may not exceed $500 for each violation.  (3m) Notwithstanding sub. (2), the total amount awarded for exemplary damages and reasonable attorney fees may not exceed $300 for each violation if the action is brought against a minor or against the parent who has custody of their minor child for the loss caused by the minor.  (3r) Any recovery under this section shall be reduced by the amount recovered as restitution for the same act under ss. 800.093 and 973.20 or as recompense under s. 969.13 (5) (a) for the same act. (4) The plaintiff has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation occurred under s. 943.50. A conviction under s. 943.50 is not a condition precedent to bringing an action, obtaining a judgment or collecting that judgment under this section. (5) A person is not criminally liable under s. 943.30 for any civil action brought in good faith under this section. (6) Nothing in this section precludes a plaintiff from bringing the action under ch. 799 if the amount claimed is within the jurisdictional limits of s. 799.01 (1) (d).History:  1985 a. 179; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 71; 1995 a. 77; 2003 a. 138; 2005 a. 447; 2011 a. 110.Employee salary for time spent processing retail theft is compensable as “actual damages" under sub. (1) (b). Shopko Stores, Inc. v. Kujak, 147 Wis. 2d 589, 433 N.W.2d 618 (Ct. App. 1988).