Ryan Koenig, Methamphetamine Conspiracy, Wisconsin 2018

A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 6 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy that brought large quantities of the drug to the La Crosse area.

Ryan Koenig, 23, of Onalaska, Wisconsin, was sentenced on February 8 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.

Koenig pleaded guilty to this charge on November 16, 2018, and was sentenced on February 8. He was found to have conspired with Roberta Draheim and others to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine to the La Crosse area.

Draheim's trafficking operation was responsible for the shipment of over 35 packages of methamphetamine from California to the La Crosse area over a 15-month period. Many of those packages consisted of multiple pounds of methamphetamine.

According to Judge Conley, Koenig became aware that Draheim's associates had access to cheap, high-quality methamphetamine from California and capitalized on this connection to order large quantities of methamphetamine for distribution in the La Crosse area.

Koenig's first federal conviction, second drug distribution conviction, and fifth overall adult criminal conviction were all taken into account during sentencing. Koenig and five other individuals were charged for their roles in this methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.

The charge against Koenig was the result of an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration in Wisconsin and California, the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the La Crosse Police Department, the Prairie du Chien Police Department, and the Dane County Sheriff's Office.

The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane Schlipper.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/onalaska-man-sentenced-6-years-methamphetamine-conspiracy