Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that three individuals were recently sentenced after convictions for drug trafficking on the Mole Lake Indian Reservation in Forest County. The sentences were the result of guilty pleas by all three individuals in December 2016.
The three individuals received the following sentences from Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach:
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Anthony Quintana (age: 43), of Weston: 10 years in prison, 10 years of supervised release;
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Karen Quintana (age: 39), of Weston: 2 years in prison, 5 years of supervised release; and
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Diana Alvarado (age: 40), of Mole Lake: 30 months in prison, 5 years of supervised release.
The investigation revealed that the three defendants conspired amongst themselves and with others, and distributed more than 150 grams of methamphetamine in the Mole Lake area. The group also distributed in excess of 100 illegally obtained oxycodone pills. On four separate occasions between November 2015 and January 2016, Anthony Quintana and Diana Alvarado distributed at least an ounce of methamphetamine to others, with one delivery in excess of 2 ounces. Karen Quintana participated in two of the deliveries and arranged other deliveries of methamphetamine. The deliveries occurred in Alvarado’s apartment on the Mole Lake Indian Reservation, with her young daughter present at the time of multiple deliveries.
In sentencing Anthony Quintana, Chief Judge Griesbach noted the serious nature of the offense, referring to Quintana’s prior convictions for drug dealing, and stated that the defendant was “unwilling, uninterested or unable" to stop selling drugs despite the prior convictions. In sentencing Karen Quintana, Chief Judge Griesbach discussed the impact of methamphetamine dealing, saying the defendant was part of a group that “destroys the fabric of communities." In sentencing Alvarado, Chief Judge Griesbach reiterated the seriousness of the offense, and pointed out Alvarado’s elevated role in helping sell “poison" in the community, and greater involvement in the criminal activity.
The case was investigated by the Forest County Sheriff’s Department, the Wisconsin Department of Justice - Division of Criminal Investigation (Native American Drug and Gang Initiative), Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory, and the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Andrew J. Maier. # #
For Additional Information Contact:
Public Information Officer Dean Puschnig 414-297-1700
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
