Darryl McDonald, Cocaine Conspiracy, Wisconsin 2023

State: Wisconsin
Category: Drug Trafficking
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/chicago-man-sentenced-10-years-cocaine-conspiracy" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to distribute a large amount of cocaine in the Madison, Wisconsin area.

Darryl McDonald, 39, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson on March 15, 2023 to 10 years in prison for conspiring to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine.

The government’s investigation revealed that McDonald began providing cocaine to various people for redistribution around the Madison area. One source of information stated that McDonald began transporting cocaine to the Madison area from Chicago in 2016. She made numerous trips where she transported cocaine for McDonald and received approximately $1,500 per trip.

The arrangement between the source of information and McDonald went on for several years until the source of information was arrested in May 2018 in Illinois with approximately a half-kilogram of cocaine.

Financial records show that McDonald had very little verifiable income, though he made several large purchases and conducted most transactions using cash. Financial records also show that McDonald deposited over $250,000 in cash into his checking account between 2016 and 2021.

A total of eight individuals have pleaded guilty to participating in this cocaine distribution scheme and have all now been sentenced by Judge Peterson.

The charge against McDonald is the result of a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, Madison Police Department, and the Dane County Narcotics Task Force. The investigation was conducted and funded by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), a multi-agency task force that coordinates long-term narcotics trafficking investigations. The prosecution of the case is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Wegner.

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