FITCHBURG, Wis. (WFRV) - A 47-year-old Wisconsin man will spend seven years in federal prison after being sentenced on Thursday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson for cocaine possession with intent to deliver. According to Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western Di strict of Wisconsin, David Junius of Fitchburg was charged with possessing over 500 grams of cocaine with distribution intent, and pled guilty to the charge on December 19, 2024. Cash bond set for former Neenah police officer charged with possessing child porn The United States Drug Enforcement Administration and Federal Bureau of Investigation started working a case in late 2022 regarding a cocaine and meth trafficking organization in Portage, Madison and La Crosse. Officials intercepted communications in April 2023 and surveyed a distribution of four kilograms of cocaine from Junius to others, and further investigation led agents to locate about 1.5 kilos of cocaine and $20,000 in a Madison storage unit accessed by Junius. Woman arrested for alleged sexual contact with inmate at Wisconsin detention center Judge Peterson expressed concern over Junius' history as a criminal with nine prior drug-related convictions, and he deemed the sentence necessary because of the significant role he played. Co-defendant Angel Flores pled guilty to drug charges and will be sentenced on April 3. ...read more read less