Milwaukee alderwoman pleads guilty to felony

Brayden Dean

July 18, 12:22 PM July 18, 12:22 PM

Milwaukee Alderwoman Chantia Lewis is pleading responsible to a person felony and offering no contest to other charges of misconduct in general public office environment, according to new reports.

Lewis was taken out from public place of work Monday soon after pleading guilty to misconduct in public business office and presenting no contest for unlawful use of campaign finance, the latter in an alleged endeavor to evade civil lawsuits. The Milwaukee County district legal professional is suggesting multiple years in jail while the judge deliberates whether to hand down the highest penalty of 3.5 yrs in jail and a $10,000 fine for each felony.

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In September 2021, fees ended up filed from Lewis alleging embezzlement, theft, and illegal marketing campaign finance disbursement about actions from April 2016 to July 2020. The 42-year-previous alderwoman turned down the promises versus her.

"I am harmless of any legal wrongdoing," Lewis reported when the allegations were very first created, insisting she was cooperating with the investigation.

Lewis illegally used funds to pay back for spouse and children excursions to Ga and Wisconsin, in accordance to the complaint. When in Wisconsin, she designed 3 withdrawals from her marketing campaign funds in the course of a buying journey at a community mall, and she made use of marketing campaign cash to enable pay out scholar financial loans at Agape Really like Bible University, an auto financial loan, a individual credit rating card monthly bill, motor vehicle repair expenses, and Las Vegas lodge bills, officials reported.

The alderwoman was very first elected to the 9th District in 2016 and reelected in 2020. Now, the "New Ninth," as Lewis branded it in her marketing campaign, will be web hosting a special election soon after the common elections in November to switch her.

Lewis faces an Aug. 24 sentencing listening to.