Date: 08-17-2018

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Case Number: 1:17-cr-00126-WCG

Judge: William C. Griesbach

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (Milwaukee County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: William Roach

Defendant's Attorney: Krista A Halla-Valdes - FPD

Description: Milwaukee, WI - Green Bay Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Dealing and Sex Trafficking

Damien D. Gambrell (age: 37) of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was sentenced on August 3, 2018 in federal court in Green Bay for conspiracy to distribute heroin and enticement of another to travel in interstate commerce to engage in a prostitution act. Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Gambrell to a ten year term of imprisonment on the drug conspiracy charge and a ten year term of imprisonment to run concurrently on the enticement charge. Judge Griesbach also gave Gambrell credit on the ten year prison term for time Gambrell spent in state and federal custody leading up to the sentencing. Judge Griesbach placed Gambrell on supervised release for ten years following his term of imprisonment. Because of the enticement conviction, Gambrell is also required to register as a sex offender.

Gambrell was sentenced following his earlier guilty plea to the drug conspiracy charge that included distribution of over 100 grams of heroin and also involved the distribution of heroin leading to an overdose death. While investigating the heroin overdose case, Green Bay Police recovered text messages and telephone calls consistent with Gambrell enticing and soliciting adult women to engage in prostitution acts in the greater Green Bay area as well as Chicago, Illinois. Police also found several adult women who confirmed that Gambrell enticed and persuaded them to engage in sexual acts for money. Gambrell supplied some of these women with heroin and had them assist with heroin sales.

In imposing sentence, Chief Judge Griesbach stressed the tragic nature of the case including the accidental overdose deatjh, and the impact it had on his family and community in general. Further, Chief Judge Griesbach stated Gambrell’s exploitation of drug addicts and adult women for his financial gain warranted a lengthy sentence and should deter others from committing a similar offense.

This case was investigated by the Green Bay Police Department, Brown County District Attorney’s Office, and Brown County Drug Task Force.

Charges:

18:846 and 841(b)(1)(B) CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
(1s)

C18:2422(a) and 2 COERCION OR ENTICEMENT OF FEMALE
(2s)

Outcome: 94 months as to count 1 and 60 months as to count 2 to run concurrently for a total of 94 months imprisonment; SR: 10 years as to both counts 1 and 2 to run concurrently for a total of 10 years; SA: $200.00

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