Man sentenced in liquor fraud

EAU CLAIRE — The man charged with making tens of thousands of dollars in fraudulent liquor orders will have to pay back more than $55,000 after pleading no contest to issuance of a worthless check and two counts of fraud against a financial institution, all with enhancements for repeat violatons.

Zachery Wojcik, 26, Bloomer, avoided jail time, at least for now. Judge Michael Schumacher sentenced him to four years’ probation, though Wojcik faces 120 days in jail if he violates it. He owes Hy-Vee $27,399.50 in restitution and Associated Bank $27,399.50, both with interest.

Court records indicated Wojcik told Hy-Vee he had a catering company and was purchasing alcohol for events he was preparing for. A total of 10 transactions racked up the bill and, when confronted by investigators, Wojcik said he thought he had the money to cover them.

The sentence bars Wojcik from all Hy-Vee stores and prohibits him as acting “in a fiduciary capacity of any business/organization without written approval” from his probation agent