by Jacob Szczap for Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch
September 28, 2026
This story was produced in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Investigative Journalism class taught in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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- In recent years scammers have extracted hundreds of thousands of dollars from Wisconsin residents through schemes involving crypto ATMs.
- Wisconsin lawmakers recently passed a law that regulates crypto ATMs, and law enforcement officials say they are already noticing a reduction in scam reports.
- The state opted not to ban the machines like in three other states in response to lobbying from the industry.
Robert Semanko told police he thought he…
