United States of America v. Sean Brown

Madison, WI - California Man Sentenced to 11 Years for Shipping Methamphetamine to Wisconsin



Sean Brown, 34, Los Angeles, was sentenced on November 3, 2017 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 11 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Brown pleaded guilty to this charge on August 11, 2017.



Brown was responsible for shipping at least 6.25 pounds of methamphetamine into the Madison area from California. Brown was subject to a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years due to the quantity of methamphetamine that was attributable to him. During sentencing, Judge Conley took into account that Brown was responsible for supplying large quantities of methamphetamine to the Wisconsin conspiracy just weeks after being released from jail in another, unrelated case.



Brown and seven other individuals were charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in March for their roles in this methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. Five of the eight individuals charged in the indictment have pleaded guilty; Brown is the second to be sentenced. Christopher Dutton of Madison was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison on October 24.



The charge against Brown was the result of an investigation conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation; Drug Enforcement Administration- Madison, Wisconsin and Los Angeles, California; Dane County Narcotics Task Force; Dane County Sheriff’s Department; Madison Police Department; UW-Madison Police Department; U.S. Postal Inspection Service; Sauk County Drug Task Force; Richland-Iowa-Grant Drug Task Force; Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office; State Line Area Narcotics Team; and Rock County Special Investigations Unit. The prosecution of this case is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Diane Schlipper and David Reinhard.

Defendant was sentenced to 11 years in prison.