Child abuse
A Shawano man is facing a felony charge of physical abuse of a child for allegedly striking a 10-year-old during a disturbance in the city Feb. 2.
Ezequiel C. Noriega, 38, could face a maximum six years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted. He is also charged with a misdemeanor count of domestic abuse-related disorderly conduct.
The criminal complaint alleges Noriega picked the child up by his neck and back and struck him in the leg, leaving a mark.
Noriega is free on a $1,000 signature bond and is due back in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court on March 10.
Identity theft
A Neopit man has been charged with four felony counts of identity theft and one count of felony theft for fraudulently using a relative’s name to obtain utility services.
Devin D. Morgan, 31, was the legal guardian for his grandmother, who continued to be billed for the utility services Morgan was allegedly using after she went into a nursing home, according to the criminal complaint. The bills were incurred from February through August 2011, the complaint alleges.
According to the complaint, Morgan racked up bills in his grandmother’s name of more than $1,000 with Dish Network, $453 with Charter Communications, $1,266 with Direct TV and $1,464 with WE Energies.
He could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine on each of the counts if convicted.
Morgan is due in court for an initial appearance Feb. 24.
Theft-false representation
A Sturgeon Bay woman is accused of using a fake address in Bowler to file medical service claims at the Stockbridge Health and Wellness Center in Bartelme.
Betty L. Parmentier, 70, could face a maximum six years in prison and $10,000 fine if found guilty.
The criminal complaint alleges Parmentier knowingly used the Bowler address to defraud the center of contract health funds. One of the requirements to qualify for the funds is that the patient must reside in Shawano or Menominee county.
The complaint alleges Parmentier defrauded the center out of $7,889 between October 2010 and April 2013.
Parmentier is due in court Feb. 24.