Nicasio Cuevas Quiles III Found Guilty On Two Felony Counts For Theft-false Representation And Bail Jumping In Milwaukee County Involving At Least 25 Victims Including Businesses

Cuevas Quiles III was found guilty for two felony counts, for theft-false representation of more than $10,000 and bail jumping involving at least 25 victims including businesses.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 12, 2020

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, Nicasio Cuevas Quiles III, 45, was found guilty for two felony counts, for theft-false representation of more than $10,000 and bail jumping involving at least 25 victims including businesses. Cuevas Quiles remains in state custody for four prior felony convictions in January 2018 for failure to pay child support. He was sentenced to 12-years in prison, which includes 4-years in prison and 12-years probation.

Cuevas Quiles will have a sentencing hearing on April 17, 2020 for the latest felony convictions, he is facing 10-years in prison and up to $25,000 in fines for felony theft-false representation including party to a crime and 6-years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines for felony bail jumping, and up to 9-months and $10,000 in fines for misdemeanor bail jumping, according to court records.

In other prior incidents, Cuevas Quiles established the Latin American Motorcycle Association Nomads (LAMA-Nomads) in Florida and attempted to trademark (TM) the Latin American Motorcycle Association (LAMA) named without authorization after the original LAMA motorcycle group based in Chicago, Illinois created 41 years ago by Mario Nieves failed to renew its trademark name with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Cuevas Quiles was a fomer member of LAMA, but left the group and tried to take its name after the original LAMA group rejected Cuevas Quiles proposal to video document the LAMA 40th Anniversary Celebration, according to former associates involved in the video project. He boasted to original LAMA groups in Florida that he owned the trademark, but when Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) investigated, he did not owned the LAMA named as he claimed and his lawyer from Minnesota who filed the trademark application for Cuevas Quiles removed himself for lack of contact with Cuevas Quiles and the trademark filing was placed on hold and no action was taken. The original LAMA group in Chicago refiled its Trademark with the USPTO and once again secured their trademark.

Also, On August 8, 2016, a Milwaukee County court judgement of $340,838.00 was granted for Urban Skyline Investment Company LLC against Riverwest Holdings LLC, which Cuevas Quiles operated.

In September of 2015, a Milwaukee County court judgement of $25,668.25 was granted to ATID Investment LLP against Cuevas Quiles and Mind Mill Creative LLC, according to Milwaukee County Court records.

In July 2015, a Milwaukee County court judgement of $11,192.03 was granted for the City of Milwaukee against Cuevas Quiles.

Other judgements in Milwaukee County showed that in at least 18 cases resulted in a combined total of $39,898.47 against Cuevas Quiles, according to court records.

On September 12, 2016, Cuevas Quiles filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.