Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on April 22, 2019, Jeffrey Melgar (age: 33), of Appleton, Wisconsin, was sentenced to a term of ten years in federal prison, followed by six years of supervised release, for possessing with the intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a) and (b)(1)(A).
According to court documents, Melgar, who recently moved to the Appleton area from California, received packages of methamphetamine via the U.S. Postal Service from a source in California. Melgar then sold the drug for $600 an ounce in the Fox Valley.
In pronouncing sentence, Chief U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach noted the serious nature of Melgar’s offense and the need to send a strong message of deterrence to Melgar and anyone else who might attempt to distribute drugs in Northeast Wisconsin.
The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
