Vehicle Lien Scheme Foiled
A tower working in cahoots with a Milwaukee County employee are charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars over two years in a vehicle lien scheme that included forgeries, money laundering and more.
The scheme involved using vehicles liens that child support worker Daneen Pope wrote and sold to tower Michael Morgan, who in turn sold the vehicle for cash at a scrapyard, according to a 16-page criminal complaint filed on May 25.
Allegedly Morgan would text Pope the VIN number, make and model and lien holder's name for a certain vehicle. He'd pay Pope, a Milwaukee County Child Support Services employee responsible for processing lien release payments, between $25 and $50 to forge a lien release form for the vehicle.
In return, Morgan would get the vehicle lien-free to sell, junk or salvage.
The complaint says police believe Pope made at least $15,0000 and estimates Morgan made between $37,000 and $43,000.
She faces one charge of misconduct in public office, while Morgan, who's in jail, faces six charges including racketeering, embezzlement and bribing a public official.
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