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Wisconsin Man Sentenced in Tribal Drug Investigation

MADISON, WI—John W Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Eric E Garvey, 40, Webster, Wis ., was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge William M Conley to 42 months in prison without parole and three years of probation for the distribution of methamphetamine. Garvey was found guilty of four charges of distributing methamphetamine on February 8, 2011, after a two-day trial in federal court in Madison. The government’s proof at the jury trial established that Garvey sold methamphetamine to an individual working with law enforcement on four occasions in April and May 2008. The Garvey investigation was part of a large investigation into drug dealing on St.

Croix tribal lands. Twenty-five defendants have previously been sentenced as a result of this investigation. The previous defendants sentenced are set forth below: Name Crime of Conviction Sentence Imposed Joseph Merrill Distribution of Crack Cocaine 4 years Manley L Williams Distribution of Crack Cocaine 8 years, 4 months Christifer Sonnenberg Distribution of Crack Cocaine 5 years, 6 months Jean Sonnenberg Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine 19 years, 7 months Bruce Sonnenberg Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine 24 years, 4 months Amanda Sonnenberg Distribution of Crack Cocaine 3 years, 10 months George Rainey Distribution of Crack Cocaine 14 years Bruce Rainey Distribution of Crack Cocaine 17 years, 6 months Diana Martin Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine 9 years Margrette Cobb Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine 13 years, 4 months Andrew Sonnenberg Distribution of Crack Cocaine 17 years, 6 months Ericka J Reynolds Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine 1 year, 6 months Shaleah Reynolds Distribution of Crack Cocaine 2 years Michael D Hammond Distribution of Crack Cocaine 12 years, 7 months Steven R Lang Distribution of Methamphetamine 4 years Shana Corbine Distribution of Crack Cocaine 4 years, 3 months Linda Lightfeather Operating a Crack House 5 months Buck Zehner Operating a Crack House 8 months Janeen Mosay Operating a Crack House 6 months Frankie Bildeau Distribution of Crack Cocaine 12 months, 1 day Broderick Swain Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine 54 months Derrick Rapley Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine 13 years Louis Belisle Distribution of Crack Cocaine 21 months Brandon Belisle Distribution of Crack Cocaine 21 months John Carr Conspiracy to Distribute Crack Cocaine 6 years United States Attorney Vaudreuil stated that this sentencing, and all the prior sentencings, were the result of a long-term investigation conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation; Federal Bureau of Investigation; St. Croix Tribal Police Department; Rice Lake Police Department; Barron County Sheriff's Department; Burnett County Sheriff's Department; Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department; Polk County Sheriff's Department; Native American Drug & Gang Initiative; and Wisconsin State Patrol.

Assistant United States Attorney Peter M Jarosz handled the prosecution of the Garvey case; United States Attorney John W Vaudreuil handled the prosecution of the previous cases.

Reported by: FBI

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