United States of America v. Shandel L. Mohr

Madison, Wisconsin criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Cocaine Trafficking

Marshfield Woman Sentenced to Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

Shandel L. Mohr, 32, Marshfield, Wisconsin, was accused of conspiring to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine.



In February 2022, Central Wisconsin Narcotics Task Force officers began investigating a methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking organization operating in Wausau, Wisconsin. The multi-year investigation involved the seizure of drug-laden packages from the mail, controlled purchases of narcotics, and seizures of firearms and large quantities of drugs from residence searches. From the investigation, officers believe the drug trafficking organization was distributing kilograms quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine.



Shandel Mohr was identified as a regional cocaine dealer for the drug trafficking organization in the Marshfield area. During the investigation, officers learned that the prior cocaine distributor in Marshfield had been arrested. Intercepted phone calls and communications revealed the leaders of the drug trafficking organization recruited Mohr and her friend to take over distribution in Marshfield. Mohr was ultimately arrested and admitted during her interview that she sold cocaine. During the time of the investigation and while she was distributing cocaine, Mohr was out on bond, and later convicted and placed on probation for a domestic abuse case.



At sentencing, Judge Conley found that Mohr joined a serious drug trafficking conspiracy and took over an important distribution point in Marshfield, even though it was for a shorter duration than many of her co-defendants.



Eight others were also charged in connection with this drug trafficking organization. Teala Kumbera was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine and sentenced by Judge Conley on November 14, 2024, to 54 months in federal prison. Tommie Haney, Quo Vadis Lewis, Craig C. Gates, and Troy A. Olsen have all pleaded guilty and are scheduled to be sentenced in the coming months. Cases against Edwin Lewis, Samuel A. Teague, and Shelby Gutch are still pending and the three are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.



The charge against Mohr was the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Central Wisconsin Narcotics Task Force comprised of investigators from the FBI, Wisconsin State Patrol, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Marathon County Sheriff's Office, Portage County Sheriff's Office, Everest Metro Police Department, Wausau Police Department and Wisconsin National Guard Counter Drug Program. The Marathon County District Attorney's Office also assisted with the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven P. Anderson prosecuted this case.



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.