MADISON, WIS. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for
the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tabatha Case, 32, Stone Lake,
Wisconsin, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge William Conley to
four years in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to
distribute. Case pleaded guilty to this
charge on January 3, 2019, and was sentenced on March 8.
The government’s investigation revealed that Case regularly
traveled to Minnesota between 2016 and 2018 to purchase large amounts of
methamphetamine. Case transported the
methamphetamine back to Wisconsin and sold it in the Minong area.
During the investigation, Case sold methamphetamine to a
confidential source working with law enforcement on six separate
occasions. Case also sold over 20
firearms to methamphetamine suppliers and customers while she was actively
dealing methamphetamine.
The charge against Case was a result of an investigation
conducted by the Washburn County Sheriff’s Office, Sawyer County Sheriff’s
Office, Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, and
Federal Bureau of Investigation. The
prosecution of this matter was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Wegner.
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