MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating the natural death of former Milwaukee Alderman Paul Henningsen, according to a tweet posted on Wednesday afternoon, October 19th. Henningsen was 70 years old.
Paul Henningsen
The medical examiner's report indicates a friend asked for a welfare check on Henningsen on Tuesday, October 18th because "he could not get a hold of him." Officers made a forced entry into Henningsen's home and found him deceased.
Henningsen was accused of embezzling more than $30,000 from his campaign fund and falsifying spending reports.
After being found guilty, Henningsen was sent to prison in September 2003 for embezzling money from his campaign fund. He was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison in Oxford, Wisconsin -- in the south-central part of the state. He was also fined $2,500 and ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution.
Henningsen always maintained his innocence.
Paul Henningsen
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett issued the following statement on Henningsen's passing:
Alderman Bob Bauman issued this statement: