2 sentenced in Racine fraud case

MILWAUKEE — Two trucking company employees accused of helping defraud SC Johnson of Racine out of millions of dollars have been sentenced to prison.

Milton Morris and Katherine Scheller were allegedly part of a scheme discovered in 2004 in which they billed SC Johnson at inflated rates to move goods and then returned part of the money to Morris, the company’s transportation director.

He allegedly bought gifts for Scheller, another employee. Morris was convicted of mail fraud and filing a false tax return. Scheller was convicted of making false statements to a postal inspector.

The Journal Times reports (http://bit.ly/sJkFTO ) Morris was sentenced Wednesday to eight years and one month in prison and three years of supervised release. Federal Judge Charles Clevert sentenced Scheller to 3 years in prison and a year of supervised release.