NEKOOSA, Wis. (WSAW) – Two individuals are in custody following a search warrant and a multi-year investigation in Nekoosa.
On Friday, search warrants were executed at several locations in the city. Jenny Wicke, 41, and Jorge Torres-Torres, 36, both from Nekoosa, were arrested. Wicke was taken to the Wood County Jail and faces felony charges, including fraudulent claims for credit, false income tax returns, money laundering, public assistance fraud, and theft. She is also charged with resisting or obstructing an officer, a misdemeanor.
Wicke, who is believed to own several Nekoosa-area restaurants, is suspected of exploiting government programs and violating both state and federal labor laws.
Torres-Torres, a non-US citizen with a violent history, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The investigation, which uncovered multiple financial crimes, involved the collaboration of several agencies, including the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, ICE, the FBI, and the US Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General. Local law enforcement, including the Wood County Sheriff’s Department and the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department, also assisted in the operation.
