Wausau attorney accused of intimidating victim pleads not guilty

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In Brief:

• Miranda L. Lezcano charged with felony and misdemeanor
• Eau Claire County Circuit Judge Emily Long presides
• Next hearing scheduled for June 29 in Marathon County
• Lezcano free on $2,500 signature bond

WAUSAU, Wis. — A Wausau-area attorney pleaded not guilty May 4 to charges she intimidated a victim.

Miranda L. Lezcano, 50, whose address has been redacted, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of threatening to accuse a person of a crime in order to get the person to do something against their will and misdemeanor intimidating a victim. Eau Claire County Circuit Judge Emily Long, acting as a substitute judge in the Marathon County case, scheduled the next hearing for June 29.

According to the criminal complaint, Lezcano was handling a divorce case in which one of the parties was the victim in a criminal case Lezcano was working on. Lezcano had a subpoena issued demanding the victim to bring financial records to the next hearing in the criminal case, according to the complaint.

The victim contacted the Marathon County victim-witness coordinator and questioned why he would have to bring financial information to the court appearance. The victim-witness coordinator also questioned the reasoning for it, according to the complaint. The victim told a deputy Lezcano told him that there wouldn’t be a criminal case, if the District Attorney’s Office didn’t have a victim. He said Lezcano told him he should contact the District Attorney’s Office and tell them he wanted to drop the criminal case, if he wanted his divorce to go smoothly, according to the complaint.

The victim said Lezcano’s office told him he could get into trouble because he allowed the defendant in the criminal case to use his Social Security number to get a job, according to the complaint.

Lezcano sent the victim an email, copying in her assistant and the Marathon County district attorney, telling the victim to send the district attorney an email saying he wanted to drop the case, according to the complaint.

When the deputy talked to Lezcano, she said she didn’t threaten the victim. She said the victim called her four times. When the deputy asked her about talking to the victim about allowing the defendant in the criminal case to use his Social Security number, Lezcano said she was not going to answer any more questions that day, according to the complaint.

Lezcano currently is free on a $2,500 signature bond.