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Wisconsin Museum Treasurer Admits to Stealing $70,000 from Institution

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The former treasurer of the Hearthstone Historic House Museum in Appleton, Wisconsin—touted as “the only building still standing from the dawn of electricity” on its website—admitted to stealing $70,000 from the institution. According to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday, Steven Jahnke confessed to embezzlement and now faces one count of theft in a business setting. As reported by the local radio station WTAQ, “board members became suspicio…
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ARTnews broke the news in on Friday, February 13, 2026.
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