Milwaukee public defender accused of paying clients for sex [Video]

THE PUSH ALERTS TO HELP YOU PLAN AHEAD. NOW TO THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVING A MILWAUKEE PUBLIC DEFENDER RECENTLY CHARGED IN A PROSTITUTION RING FOR THE FIRST TIME, 12 NEWS HAS ACCESS TO HUNDREDS OF PAGES OF NEWLY UNSEALED SEARCH WARRANTS IN THE CASE AGAINST TRAVIS SCHWARTZ, NEW RECORDS SHOW HE MAY HAVE PAID AT LEAST THREE CLIENTS WOMEN HE REPRESENTED FOR SEX 12 NEWS KENDALL KEYS. WITH THAT STORY. TRAVIS SCHWARTZ, ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF AS A PUBLIC DEFENDER IN MILWAUKEE FOR HIS WORK IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEX CASES. BUT NOW IT’S THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE THAT’S INVESTIGATING HIM. LAST MONTH, PROSECUTORS CHARGED SCHWARTZ IN A SWEEPING PROSTITUTION RING OF A NEAR WEST SIDE APARTMENT BUILDING. AND NOW IN A SERIES OF NEWLY UNSEALED SEARCH WARRANTS. DETECTIVES SAY IT APPEARS SCHWARTZ PAID AT LEAST THREE OF HIS OWN CLIENTS FOR SEX. …