MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that in separate sentencings, seven men have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley for their roles in a large drug trafficking organization operating in Madison.Keean Moore, 49, Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced on May 22, 2026, to 11 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Moore pleaded guilty to the charge on February 27, 2026.Jimmie Leuaxay, 33, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced on May 28, 2026, to a total sentence of 15 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and fentanyl and for possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Leuaxay pleaded guilty to these charges on February 26, 2026. Leuaxay was also ordered to forfeit 16 guns, ammunition, and more than $26,000.James Dubois, 31, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced on May 28, 2026, to 66 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Dubois pleaded guilty to the charge on March 11, 2026.James Land, 37, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced on June 4, 2026, to 6 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 4 years of supervised release. Land pleaded guilty to the charge on March 12, 2026.Keean Moore Jr., 26, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced on June 16, 2026, to 5 years in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm as a felon. The prison term will be followed by 4 years of supervised release. Moore Jr. pleaded guilty to the charges on March 24, 2026.Travis Corrado, 46, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced on June 17, 2026, to 5 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 4 years of supervised release. Corrado pleaded guilty to the charge on March 24, 2026.Shavarim Wicks, 48, Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced on June 17, 2026, to 5 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 4 years of supervised release. Wicks pleaded guilty to the charge on April 8, 2026.In early 2024, law enforcement began investigating members of a drug trafficking organization operating in Dane County led by Jamar Purnell. During the investigation, officers worked with confidential informants to purchase significant quantities of drugs. Officers seized drugs and firearms during search warrants executed at residences and vehicles associated with the organization. Wicks, Moore, and Leuaxay were identified as primary distributors for Purnell. They would deliver methamphetamine, heroin/fentanyl, and cocaine on behalf of Purnell. Wicks operated as Purnell’s primary distributor from early 2024 until his arrest on May 29, 2024. On May 29, 2024, Wicks delivered 449 grams of methamphetamine and 3 grams of heroin/fentanyl to a confidential informant in Madison. Investigators arrested him later that day and searched the vehicle he was operating, finding 38 grams of heroin/fentanyl, 12 grams of cocaine, and $5,730 in U.S. currency, which included prerecorded buy money. Investigators also executed a search warrant at a residence in Madison where Wicks and Purnell trafficked drugs. There, investigators located 10,720 grams of methamphetamine and 166 grams of heroin/fentanyl.On July 31, 2024, Moore delivered 549 grams of methamphetamine on behalf of Purnell to a confidential informant in Madison…
Source: U.S. Department of Justice