Menasha Man Arrested For Extortion (Bomb Thfreat at Prospera Credit Union)

[Ian David]

Last Update: 8/16 10:02 pm

MENASHA (WFRV) – Authorities have a man in custody for extortion after he left a threatening note at the Prospera Credit Union Menasha branch Thursday morning.

Shortly after 9am, an employee found a note left inside the door regarding a demand for a large sum of money and instructions about three different drop-off sites. If the demand wasn't met by noon, the note said, an explosion would take place.

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Police Lieutenant Dennis Perschbacher says officers who went to the home had learned the man lost his job a few days earlier, his wife was terminally ill and he had been charged in a similar incident about 20 years ago.

The suspect is charged with two felonies - making a bomb threat and attempting to extort money from a financial institution.

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