Wisconsin Special Prosecutor Declines Criminal Charges for Wausau Mayor Who Removed Absentee Drop Box Before 2024 Election
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Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney, serving as special prosecutor, announced he will not bring criminal charges against Wausau Mayor Diny for removing an absentee drop box ahead of the 2024 election. Toney concluded the receptacle was a multi‑purpose, sealed drop box that did not legally qualify as a "ballot box" and contained no ballots, findings echoed by the Wisconsin DOJ, though the Wausau ethics board had earlier ruled in October 2024 that Diny violated the city’s ethics policy.