MADISON, WIS. -- Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Carmelo Salgado-Lopez, 25, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 132 months in federal prison, to be followed by a four-year term of supervised release, for attempting to possess 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Salgado-Lopez pleaded guilty to this charge on March 10, 2017.
On Nov. 26, 2016, Salgado-Lopez was arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol after he was found in possession of 2.86 kilograms of methamphetamine that was 96 percent pure. He admitted to law enforcement officers that he was transporting the methamphetamine to Madison.
Judge Conley chose a 132-month sentence because this is Salgado-Lopez’s second federal felony conviction; the defendant was not willing to be forthright about who the methamphetamine was to be delivered to in Madison; and due to the defendant’s gang ties.
The charge against Salgado-Lopez was the result of an investigation conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Altman.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
