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A new wrinkle in the Stanley Pophal case | Full Court Press

The strange case of the investment advisor with 300 snowmobiles shows up in our Marathon County civil court cases for the month of August 2025

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Oct 18, 2025
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Yep, you’re right. I am WAY behind on these stories. (Thanks Diny ethics case!) But we’re back with one today and boy do we have a doozy.

It was a case that raised some eyebrows for sure. Stanley Pophal was a financial advisor from Wausau accused of defrauding his clients, using their funds meant for investments instead to fund a lavish lifestyle. That included… wait for it… buying 300 snowmobiles.

Pophal was indicted in August on seven counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. Each count of wire fraud along

A new civil case against Pophal hasn’t yet been reported on. Until now.

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