A 54-year-old Kewaunee woman who stole over $60,000 for her employer in Kiel was sentenced to six years in prison earlier this week. Karen Schwind pled no contest on Tuesday to 17 counts of Theft and Fraudulent Writings by a Corporate Officer from a case dating back to 2020.
According to the criminal complaint then, Schwind allegedly stole money from Steller & Son LLC in 2018 and 2019. The complaint stated that the thefts involved 70 checks where Schwind forged signatures and altered the business’ QuickBooks records to hide the crime.
Schwind had previous convictions including last November in Kewaunee County on a filing fraudulent income tax charge and theft charges of $24,000 from an asphalt company.
In Manitowoc County Court this week, Schwind was sentenced to spend six years in prison with six more years of extended supervision.
