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A joint investigation of the City of Milwaukee Police Department Human Trafficking Task Force and Sworn Law Enforcement Investigators with the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office has been concluded. It revealed a large network of crime, misconduct and prostitution.
Yesterday, a lawyer named Travis C. Schwantes was charged with multiple crimes. Within his criminal complaint, Easton is also mentioned as being a frequent solicitor of prostitutes. Easton served as the Pleasant Prairie Municipal Judge for more than 26 years. He was also ironically on the sex offender placement committee.
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According to the criminal complaint:
On September 3, 2024, law enforcement interviewed [George Easton] regarding his involvement with VICTIM 1 and prostitution at his home. During the interview at [Easton]’s home law enforcement noted various decorations that indicated [Easton] had occupied a role as a judicial figure. [Easton] was shown photographs of the victim and stated that he recognized them. He also recognized the name, that she used as a nickname. He acknowledged that he paid her about $200.00 per hour to engage in acts of prostitution. [Easton] also had sex with other women when his wife was away in Florida. [Easton] stated that he would discover the woman by browsing through websites where they advertised. Regarding the victim, [Easton] paid cash and hired the victim multiple times beginning in 2021 and ending in 2022. [Easton] would request her to come to his residence to perform these acts.
Based on the statements of the victim and the evidence discovered as a result of the arrest of [Easton], he engaged in approximately six acts soliciting of nonmarital sexual gratification or intercourse during 2020 through 2023 with the victim who was contacted at 2936 W Kilbourn in the City and County of Milwaukee Wisconsin and his own residence in the 6700 block of 105th St. in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
[Easton] was included in the photo array because of the victims description of a “retired municipal judge” resulted in a LinkedIn page, titled: [George Easton] – Retired judge – Self-Employed”. The victim described the Judge being named, [George] with pocked marked face and gray hair combed over, who lives in a town house, near Racine, with garage doors in the middle.
The victim identified him as the Judge. she stated that she used to drive to the Judge’s house when his wife was in Florida. She knew this customer was a Judge because affixed to the wall inside the house was a plaque that identified his occupation. She stated that during the visits, the Judge wanted to role play. The Judge regularly paid her $300.00 cash for two (2) hours of service for her sexual services. She added that the Judge would text her phone a lot, rambling on with his messages. She last saw the Judge in 2023, making the total number of sessions with him around six (6) times. During these, she would not have to get undressed at all.
Easton’s two children are also attorneys. Michael Easton is the City of Kenosha Municipal Judge and his other son, Joseph, is a lawyer in Florida.
It is unknown if Easton will be charged with a crime, or ordinance.
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he should have said nothing or lied. Obviously, for some reason, he wanted to be arrested. another man arrested for a victimless crime in the non united states of Israel
F israhell
Stop the hate dude, life is too short.
Wake up dude
Stop hating my opinion
we have your IP, btw your mom still getting fucked by big bubba?
You are free to leave the US if you hate it so badly.
Jantzen….left the US for another country and abandoned his children.
Yes, he is a hateful loser.
How’s your retirement fund
Thanks for the advice. Moron.
Victimless crime? This was a human trafficking sting. The girls are considered victims because they are being controlled by someone against their will. Human trafficking is one of the most money making industries in the world. Young children are often victims of this industry. Often these victims are continuously drugged in order to be controlled. How would you feel if this was your son or daughter? This judge and anyone else involved is disgusting and should be charged to the maximum. Your acceptance of what he did and suggestion that he should have lied says a lot about your character. Very sad!
He had no way of knowing their status. For all we know, most likely, he just assumed that they were women selling their services.
Woman who are willfully selling their services, without being trafficked, are usually trying to score heroin or other drugs. If you are supporting that, you are also supporting the drug trade. Good job!
At a minimum he wasn’t thinking with the right head. Where are we going for beer?
According to the criminal complaint, the woman he hooked up with appears to be the “madam” (ringleader).
This is not a human trafficking sting and, in fact, dilutes the respect that should be given to real human trafficking. “VICTIM1” was the proprietor of a sex business, not working for a pimp. In short, she was the pimp. She had other women working for her. The one that “GE” patronized is the proprietor, not someone working for someone else. People are free to toss around their takes on “the world’s oldest profession.” Some people will argue that what consenting adults do in private is their business. Others will note that involuntary servitude and exploitation, especially if it involves minors (thankfully not the case here) is despicable human trafficking. And others will cite moral and legal proscriptions against prostitution. It’s an interesting debate but the activities described in this article are about as related to human trafficking as a Whopper is to healthy dining. The reason I’m calling b.s. on this is because there is real human trafficking (what about the Asian prostitutes being pimped out of Pleasant Prairie and Kenosha hotels and spas?) and I haven’t seen our police and district attorney’s office do much about it. In the main case here involving the now-former public defender, his conduct involved exploitation of a client and involvement of his office, among other transgressions, which is why he is understandably the main focus of the investigation. And I’m not making excuses for what Easton may have done (we’re not quite sure as the facts concerning him are pretty vague compared to the other people mentioned) but trying to put it in perspective. It seems that we have a lot of police that were blind to human trafficking for years all of the sudden labeling every prostitution bust as human trafficking whether it is or isn’t.
You hit it right on the head. A lot of these girls are willfully doing this for money or for opportunities to rob their clients.
You are just a clueless fuck if you think all these women are trafficking victims. This has definitely become a money ticket for cops to get more funding in a lot of cases……it’s akin to saying that arresting someone for weed is the same as taking down a drug dealer.
Well put. I didn’t mention the funding scams to get state and federal money but glad you did. What pisses me off is that years ago when we started talking about human trafficking most of these guys blew it off. When was the last time they actually took down a pimp? Or one of these massage parlors where women are often forced to work to pay off the “fee” for getting them in the country? That might take some real police work, of course.
Yes, there are trafficked women. Yes, there are drug users (not even the schools are immune from that as reported here). But there are also women trying to make ends meet. Real cops know the difference. I’m glad they took down the POS public defender. The rest seem to be snowballs in a blizzard by comparison.
Perfectly said!
I didn’t see anyone here say it’s a victimless crime or that people who traffic women (and men, too) shouldn’t be held accountable.
Very first comment by jantzen
I dismissed his as not fully formed and rational.
Your mom is the victim, I mean the prostitute. Shalom Arsch
Isn’t Easton also related to former mayor Antaramian and his cousin the city attorney Ed Antaramian. I always thought it was strange that Kenosha citizens were ok with the mayor, city attorney, and municipal judge being from the same family. Now, there is a detective antaramian and a detective Morrissey, the son of the current city administrator. The incestuous corruption in Kenosha is generational.
The corruption runs VERY DEEP in Kenosha county. Hopefully the lid opens starting with Unpleasant Prairie. With all the homes and business popping up we should be getting refund checks with all new fees they charge. Starting with Steinbrink and Pollocoff running the show for decades where is the money? Oh wait it’s paid for by naming buildings and streets after themselves?
On the brighter side, at least he wasn’t screwing the taxpayers.
Don’t forget that Morrisseys children’s spouses were also given high paying city of Kenosha jobs. One in the inspections/neighborhood services that was totally unqualified for the job, and was allegedly promoted very quickly…..
Biden is starting WWIII
And what does this have to do with the story of a former judge soliciting prostitutes?
Your life will end soon so go enjoy yourself with hookers
We don’t care. We come here for salacious stories to drool over.
You’ll be able to start charging a monthly subscription if you keep these stories up. Know the Easton family well, this can’t be sitting well with them. At 76 you should focusing on your grandchildren, George! Not role playing with prostitutes. LMAO
Keep up the outstanding reporting Kevin.
Easton is and has always been a scumbag hypocrite.
A female prostitute from Milwaukee was arresting after leaving George Easton’s son’s law firm which was located on Green Bay Road at the time. George Easton was living at the firm during or after his divorce. The prostitute named the location and Easton specifically. It was brought to the attention of Smetana and officers were threatened to keep their mouths shut to protect the integrity of the village. Another cover up by the corrupt cheif!
Is that why they stopped doing stings? Smetana was big on them.
He was only big on stings after they raised the village ordinance to $2,500 and they were writing tickets as a money grab for the village. He didn’t care about making a difference.
They thought they could make a splash but then they had to pay to keep the people in jail who couldn’t pay their fines.
Smetana needs to go. He is just going through the motions and collecting his double dipped paycheck. He will be just like Steinbrink Sr and Pollocoff. Once they are out of the public eye, no one will remember them. Unless Smetana gets a street named after him, that will be his legacy. A stupid street that doesn’t mean anything.
Want to guess who is the largest land owner in PP? Junior will be a very rich spoiled brat
That maybe true but Sr just lost his legacy when Jr was convicted of his crimes. Now Sr will be remember as the guy whose son was abusing his power , was arrested and has been spending his nights in the county jail. After a few years no one will remember Sr and if he did do any good in the Village. Once he is gone no one will care. Like Jr would say everyone can be replaced, even Daddy. How embarrassing.
Legacy? They are hick fucking farmers in a tiny ass blue-collar village. There has never been a legacy and no one has heard of the Steinbrinks outside Kenosha.
So true.
Forget him, how can we this scumbag has raised our taxes forever and taught other board members to scam?
Steve Mills owns a lot of PP land and is still trying to intimidate a local farm owner. He has other people do all his dirty work, along with Steinbrink SR. I sure hope someone puts their name in the ring when its time to vote to get Steinbrink, Pollocoff, the county clerk and Jean Weber out…along with the permit Patrol guy, Greg. Greg likes to harass people for his buddies. PP is such a mess with corruption it makes my head spin!
Racine did not want him so Pleasant Prairie took him knowing that he was to protect certain people. He is nothing more than a doughnut eating machine.
Sounds like pleasant prairie needs to clean house starting with Chief Smetana. How does this guy still have a job?
Village board needs insulation from themselves that is why Smetana got the job, he is the buffer they need.
WTF
He’s the “YES” man for the village. His employment started with pushing all the older guys into early retirement after the health insurance was taken out of the contract for new hires. Retirees would still be eligible for health insurance after retirement under the old contract. Getting the older guys out the door before the full retirement age was going to save the village a lot of money. Why do you think a dozen or more cops left or retired early. They were forced out and harassed.
Sad if true. A lot of good people retired.
I know one cop that was harassed and retired.
I know more than 1
Why would anyone want to be a cop for this Village? Do they actually get insurance or not?
Yes they do just not after retirement
So we as taxpayers ask them to put their lives on the line everyday but offer them no retirement health insurance? That’s just wonderful. Is everyone that is a full time employee given this wonderful benefit of no retirement health insurance? I bet bitch Willke is sitting good with her insurance.
Again, with this great benefit of no retirement health insurance, who would want to be a cop in the Village? I would go to a different department that offered insurance.
Smetana didn’t cause them to lose post retirement health. That was a shitty village board and a union that was afraid to stand up to them
Maybe I misunderstood you, but unless things changed since I knew people who worked for VPP, it’s never been a Union.
They have a union.
100% true
WE NEED GOOD PEOPLE to put there name in for village board we don’t need Steinbrink and Polloncoff minions to cover their greed!
There are two sons and two different offices that were off on Green Bay Road. One is the Easton house south of STH 50, which is probably the one you’re thinking of, and the other was in the Johnson Bank at STH 50 and STH 31. That’s in fairness to the sons. The one who was in the house had moved out east. The other does not practice with his father.
“Grandma, tell us about the time you got a STD from Grandpa”
Ding ding ding we have a winner for best comment 🙂
I wonder if junior ever got in on that action?
What about the Chief that stopped doing the stings?
He should have auditioned for the Golden Bachelor.
Somebody needs to punt this over to the Racine County DA to be dismissed
Or Rock County for Carl.
But is he (R) or (D)?
Important details
Since he was hooking up with an actual woman, he’s likely “R”.
Trannys and Sgt Hard-types are more of the “D” flavor.
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Now he’s really getting fucked.
News flash: this country is thoroughly corrupt bottom to top. THOUROUGHLY.
Absolutely. This type of activity in the USA doesn’t happen in most countries in the east
Are you a victim if you willingly drive to the perverts house 6 times?We need to bring back the glory holes in Pleasant Prairie.
What hole you talking about?
Your butt
Go to Steinbrink Jrs house and use his
Such a piece of shit!! For years of holding others accountable for their actions and he’s more likely than not been doing this for years.
Right, as if this was his first rodeo. One does not just wake up and decide to frequent prostitutes. I’ll be my left nut this behavior was happening even when he was a judge.
George you are a piece of shit, do as I say, not as I do, cock sucking asshole. Your family legacy is now dog shit, poor Kathy!
The so-called VICTIM1 was a “madam” running a criminal enterprise for which she was convicted and sent to prison. Obviously she cooperated to lessen her sentence:
Count
1
Statute cite
944.34(1)
Description
Keeping Place of Prostitution
Severity
Felony H
Offense date
03-01-2022
Plea
Guilty on 09-12-2024
On 09-12-2024 there was a finding of:
Action
Guilty Due to Guilty Plea
Court official
Swanson-11, David
Notes
On 09-12-2024 the following was ordered:
Sentence
State Prison
Time
1 Years
Notes
Concurrent with: *10/1/2024 Honorable David Swanson signed Order. Sentence credit amended to 77 days.* With days credit to be determined by DOC’s calculation, Concurrent to any other sentence.
Sentence
Extended Supervision
Time
3 Years
And look at the prior Wisconsin record:
2022 – Convicted of felony escape
2019 – Convicted of delivery of cocaine
2013 -Convicted of Possession of cocaine, repeat drug offender
2008 – Convicted of Possession of cocaine
2008 – Convicted of Delivery of cocaine (two other delivery charges dismissed and “read in”)
2007 – Convicted of possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, charge of maintaining drug trafficking house dismissed as part of plea bargain
Isn’t Easton married to an Antaramian?
Past-tense.
She didn’t take her clothes off?
Even Hillary knows eatin ain’t cheatin!
Kevin, we need more details.
What roles were played?
A photo of the madam?
KCE readers need to judge for ourselves wherher George got his $300 worth.
Christmas tip:
Get Grampa a fleshlight this year.
If will save the family further embarrassment and save Grampa a lot of money!
Whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4. There is no peace saith my God unto the wicked. Isaiah 57:22
Matthew 5:7
John 8:44
Austin 3:16
Tom 4:13
This Village sucks. The more information that is given to taxpayers about the corruption, greed and just bad decisions that have been made by the board is unreal. I’m not sure what to think of our Police Chief but he’s been there long enough. Time to get a fresh perspective on things and have him go back to Racine where he belongs.
I’m going to guess the chief will retire — again — in the next couple of years.
Not soon enough.
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Austin 3:16
So she didn’t even take off her clothes? She was running her own bizness so this aint no trafficking.
It sounds like dementia with rambling messages.
Not even clear if he actually committed a crime but is definitely guilty of thinking with the wrong head.
Austin3:16
Steinbrink 69
Has the village of Pleasant Prairie started the process of changing their name to “The Swamp”? Seems to be much more fitting.
Smetana is a dishonest prick and definitely is part of “The Swamp” problem. Go back to Racine.
If Smetana wasn’t pissing certain people off, he wouldn’t be doing his job correctly. Decent hard working employees have had no problem with him. A lot of people on here talking shit that have no clue what they’re talking about regarding unions, insurance, etc.
OK Smetana, you spelled all the words correct
He’s pissing alright.
Covering up prostitution isn’t doing his job correctly. Promoting Racine boys over those decent hard working employees that you speak of is crap.