MARINETTE - A former Marinette police officer
has been charged with fraud for allegedly writing himself checks from the
Marinette Police Explorers bank account.
According to the criminal complaint, Ryan Ilse
wrote himself two checks from the account. One was for $180, which he cashed at
Curry's Food, and the other was for $300, which he cashed at Brown's Corner.
When Ilse cashed the checks, he reportedly
told the clerks at the stores that the checks were for overtime he had worked
for the police department. He later admitted that he used all the money for
gambling.
Ilse has been charged with two counts of Theft
by Fraud. Each count is punishable by up to nine months in prison or a $10,000
fine.
