GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A Green Bay woman faces theft charges for allegedly taking more than $200,000 from people she managed money for — and authorities have requested more than 60 new charges for another $415,000 in alleged fraud.
Theresa Lasee, 42, was charged in two cases already:
In a case filed in July, she faces five counts of theft of movable property for transactions between 2017 and 2021. Her arraignment is set for Dec. 6.
For one victim, Lasee allegedly transferred from money from a woman’s 401(k) account Lasee managed. The second victim’s case involved transactions from a retirement account, according to the complaint.
“All the transactions appeared to be personal in nature for Lasee’s benefit,” the complaint states.
In a case filed in August, she faces two counts of theft of movable property. An initial appearance in that case is planned for Oct. 14.
“In summary, from 2015 to April 2021, Detective Graf reports Lasee’s bank document indicated 169 checks for a total amount of $210,060.51 were written out from (the 96-year-old victim’s) bank account payable to Lasee and deposited into Lasee’s Capital Credit Union account,” the criminal complaint states.
Lasee told police she started helping the victim with errands and other financial transactions. She claimed to have permission for the transactions and spending, but the victim told police she did not.
Additionally, Lasee was booked into the Brown County Jail Monday on 67 counts, including multiple counts of theft, unauthorized use of identification information, forgery, wire fraud against a financial institution, and others. The Brown County Sheriff’s Dept. declined to discuss the specifics of these counts until charges are filed, but said the total amount involved was about $415,000.
Lasee’s initial appearance on the new counts has not been scheduled
