Hiding in plain sight: Deadbeat dad owes $231,000

Frank Donnelly dodges FOX 6 Investigator Bryan Polcyn

WAUKESHA — He’s a high stakes poker player and a big-time deadbeat dad. Now, his kids are all grown up, and they tell the FOX6 Investigators that the child support system let…

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    Watching your every move: Private use of GPS trackers is still legal

    GLENDALE — Police now need a judge’s permission to place a GPS tracking device on a person’s car, but in…

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    $250,000 judgment obtained against Fun Treasure Maps owner

    MADISON — The state Attorney General obtained a judgment of $250,000 against Racine resident Edward Zapencki. It resolves a consumer…

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    Whitefish Bay con man had ‘insatiable desire for easy money’

    WHITEFISH BAY — Former friends and business partners of a Whitefish Bay barber are coming forward to explain how he…

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    A mother’s fury: How did con man become a Big Brother?

    MILWAUKEE — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee is refusing to explain how a con man with a lengthy…

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    US Supreme Court says GPS tracking is a “search”

    WASHINGTON, DC — In a major decision affecting privacy in the digital age, the United States Supreme Court rules that…

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    Milwaukee doctor Robert Wetzler ruled to be liable for malpractice

    OZAUKEE COUNTY — An Ozaukee County judge says a former Milwaukee pain doctor cannot defend himself against claims that he…

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    Shorewood man faces federal pornography charges

    A Shorewood con-man’s elaborate set-up backfires. Now David Foley faces federal charges of producing child pornography and molesting two boys….

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    Lawmaker calls for hearing after farmland tax loophole exposed

    A recent FOX6 investigation has caused a lawmaker to call for a public hearing, after FOX6 uncovered a controversial tax…

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    Cartoon map salesman ordered to pay for ripping off small businesses

    A judge Thursday ordered Ed Zapencki, also known as “Fast Eddie,” a traveling cartoon map salesman to pay $250,000 for…

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    Map maker “Fast Eddie” scams small business owners

    Like any good salesman, Ed Zapencki knows sometimes you’ve just got to get your foot in the door. But when…

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    Slip and fall scam takes insurance companies for millions

    All over America con artists are ripping off stores by pretending to fall and get hurt. The price of these…

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    Secret e-mails set off firestorm of reaction in Madison

    Secret e-mails uncovered by the FOX6 Investigators set off a firestorm of reaction, especially from conservative groups like Citizens for…