Crime & Safety
Lawyer Faces Finance Crime Charges Tied To Former Brookfield Firm: DOJ
A former Brookfield-based law firm was tied to a California lawyer who is facing a financial crimes indictment, according to the DOJ.
BROOKFIELD, WI — A California man is facing 11 charges of financial crimes in connection with a Brookfield-based law firm formerly called BP Peterman, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
A company called Plutos Sama held the Brookfield firm, the DOJ said, which was in turn owned and operated by 52-year-old Matthew Browndorf. A federal indictment accused Browndorf of failing to fulfill obligations such as filing the appropriate payroll tax and forms remitting employee funds for pensions and healthcare, according to the DOJ.
Plutos Sama owned subsidiary firms across the country, including the one in Brookfield, the DOJ said.
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In August, the DOJ also announced an indictment on wire fraud and money laundering against Browndorf. He was accused of stealing over $3.9 million in a scheme to defraud clients and employees of a foreclosure law firm, the DOJ said.
Browndorf did not immediately respond to Patch's request for comment.
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