Lexington Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on June 5, 2019, Jose Donato, 25, of Lexington, Nebraska was sentenced to 87 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of pure methamphetamine.  Following the prison term, Donato will serve three years on supervised release.  The Honorable John M. Gerrard presided over this case.

Between July 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018, with the assistance of a confidential informant, law enforcement officers completed a series of nine controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Donato and his co-defendants, Rodrigo Bolanos and Arturo Garcia.

This case was investigated by Central Nebraska Drug and Safe Streets Task Force, which his composed of members from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, the Nebraska State Patrol, the Grand Island Police Department, the Hall County Sheriff’s Department, the Adams County Sheriff’s Department, the Hastings Police Department, and the Kearney Police Department.