MADISON – A University of Wisconsin-Madison employee who has handled donations, grants and credit card transactions was convicted last year on charges she embezzled more than $30,000 from a previous employer, court records show.
The Legislative Audit Bureau identified Jennifer K. Joas, a financial specialist in the university’s agronomy department, as one of 40 felons on the UW System payroll as of last fall in a list obtained by the Associated Press.