Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 10, 2019, Perry Hicks (age: 32) of Corona, California, was sentenced to a term of eleven years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 846.
According to court documents, while on pre-trial release in a separate federal drug-trafficking case in the Central District of California, Hicks sent methamphetamine via the U.S. Mail on six occasions to co-conspirators in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On three occasions, law enforcement seized drug-laden parcels sent by Hicks; specifically, 483.7 grams (net) of 98% pure methamphetamine sent on Aug. 27, 2018; 441.9 grams (net) of 97% pure methamphetamine sent on September 5, 2018; and 450.3 grams (net) of 99% pure methamphetamine sent on Sept. 19, 2018.
In pronouncing sentence, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman noted the serious nature of the offense and the history and characteristics of the defendant.
The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Milwaukee Police Department, and the North Central HIDTA Office, and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert J. Brady, Jr.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
