United States Attorney John W. Vaudreuil
Western District of Wisconsin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
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CONTACT: ELIZABETH ALTMAN
PHONE: (608) 264-5158
TTY: (608) 264-5006
MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS
FOR COCAINE CONSPIRACY
Madison, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western
District of Wisconsin, announced that Omar Velazquez, 21, a citizen of Mexico who had
been living in Janesville, Wis., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Barbara
Crabb to 10 years in prison for conspiring to possess cocaine with intent to distribute
and to distribute cocaine. Velazquez pleaded guilty to this charge on December 5, 2012.
On April 11, 2012, Velazquez delivered a kilogram of cocaine to a confidential
informant in Beloit. He also arranged for the informant to purchase two kilograms of
cocaine on April 23, 2012.
The court found Velazquez was responsible for 15 to 50 kilograms of cocaine
during the short time he was involved in the conspiracy. The court also held the
defendant responsible for guns that were found during a search of his residence.
Other people charged in the conspiracy along with Omar Velazquez are Emeterio
Velazquez, Rosalina Velazquez, Ruperto Ruiz, Nicholas Covarrubias, and Jose CastilloMadrigal. Emeterio Velazquez is scheduled to enter a plea on March 1, 2013.
Covarrubias has pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing. The other defendants are
awaiting trial. No other dates have been set.
The charges against Velazquez were the result of an investigation conducted by
the Drug Enforcement Administration; Beloit Police Department; Wisconsin
Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation; Stateline Area Narcotics
Team; Rockford Police Department; FBI Safe Streets Task Force; Rock County Sheriff's
Department; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Illinois State Police. The
prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Altman.
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