Green Bay Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution

Gregory J. Haanstad, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on January 4, 2016, Kou Lee (age: 26) of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge William C. Griesbach, to 60 months in federal prison followed by 60 months of supervised release.

Lee had previously entered a guilty plea to a charge of knowingly possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1). According to the plea agreement and other documents filed with the court, Lee was stopped for speeding in the Village of Little Chute, in Outagamie County, Wisconsin. During the traffic stop the defendant was found to be in possession of 95 grams of methamphetamine packaged for sale.           

In pronouncing sentence, Chief Judge Griesbach noted that the defendant’s actions brought “poison” into the Green Bay community and ruined untold number of lives through addiction to methamphetamine.    

This case was investigated by the Fox Valley Metro Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel R. Humble.

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