Date: 08-07-2014

Case Style: United States of America v. Andrea Paris

Case Number: 1:14-cr-00006-WCG

Judge: William C. Griesbach

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

Plaintiff's Attorney: Daniel R. Humble

Defendant's Attorney: Shane Laughton Brabazon for Andrea M. Paris

Brian T. Fahl for Gerald F. Pichette

Jennifer M. Gaecke for Shawn A. Klatt

Krista A. Halla-Valdez for Brian L. King

William R. Jones for Michael D. Peak
Thomas W. Wilmouth for Donald M. Myers

Henry W. Schultz for Taira M. Zimmerman

Joshua D. Uller for Eric E. Ebbole

Description: Milwaukee, WI - United States Attorney James L. Santelle, of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Andrea Paris (neé Addington) (age: 30) of Marinette, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison by Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach. The prison sentence is to be followed by 12 months of supervised release.

Paris had previously entered a guilty plea to a charge of using a communication facility (i.e., a telephone) to facilitate the distribution of heroin. According to the plea agreements and other documents filed with the court, Paris worked in concert with seven other co-defendants to facilitate the movement and delivery of heroin to the Marinette, Wisconsin, and Menominee, Michigan areas after obtaining the drug from a supplier in Chicago. Those records also indicate that Paris established initial contact with the supplier and introduced the others to the heroin source.

The court noted Paris’ manipulative nature, the devastating effect that heroin addiction has had in northeast Wisconsin, and her role involving others in the collective effort to bring large quantities of heroin to the Marinette/Menominee region.

The case was investigated by Special Agents from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Department of Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Marinette Police Department, Marinette Sheriff’s Office, Menominee (Michigan) Police Department, Menominee (Michigan) Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin HIDTA Task Force, Chicago HIDTA Task Force, Chicago Police Department, Northeast Wisconsin Tri-County Drug Enforcement Group, and the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble.

Outcome: See above

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