Four More Defendants Sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force Drug Case

MADISON, WIS. — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Wisconsin, Western), published as received.

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that four more defendants were sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley for their roles in a large drug trafficking organization operating in Madison.

Treagir Sander, 27, La Crosse, Wisconsin, was sentenced on September 15, 2026, to 78 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Sander pleaded guilty to the charge on June 26, 2026.

Alisha Lavine, 36, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced on September 16, 2026, to 36 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The prison term will be followed by 4 years of supervised release. Lavine pleaded guilty to the charge on July 14, 2026.

Kyle Haag, 40, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced on September 22, 2026, to 75 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Haag pleaded guilty to the charge on July 6, 2026.

Waylon Degenhardt, 44, Boscobel, Wisconsin, was sentenced on October 1, 2026, to 24 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. The prison term will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Degenhardt pleaded guilty to the charge on July 7, 2026.

In early 2024, law enforcement began investigating members of a drug trafficking organization operating in Dane County led by Jamar Purnell. During the investigation, officers worked with confidential informants to purchase significant quantities of drugs. Officers seized drugs and firearms during search warrants executed at residences and vehicles associated with the organization. 

Sander, Lavine, Haag, and Degenhardt were identified as drug distributors for the Purnell drug trafficking organization. Investigators determined that Sander and Haag sold around a kilogram of methamphetamine and substantial quantities of fentanyl. Lavine and Degenhardt also sold methamphetamine and fentanyl but at lower amounts than Sander and Haag. 

Jamar Purnell, 49, Chicago, Illinois, was previously sentenced by Judge Conley to a total sentence of 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 400 grams or more of fentanyl and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. 

 Keean Moore, 49, Chicago, Illinois, was previously sentenced by Judge Conley to 11 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and fentanyl. 

Jimmie Leuaxay, 33, Madison, Wisconsin, was previously sentenced by Judge Conley to a total sentence of 15 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and fentanyl and for possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. 

James Dubois, 31, Madison, Wisconsin, was previously sentenced by Judge Conley to 66 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. 

James Land, 37, Madison, Wisconsin, was previously sentenced by Judge Conley to 6 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. 

Keean Moore Jr., 26, Madison, Wisconsin, was previously sentenced by Judge Conley to 5 years in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm as a felon. 

Travis Corrado, 46, Madison, Wisconsin, was previously sentenced by Judge Conley to 5 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. 

Shavarim Wicks, 48, Chicago, Illinois, was previously sentenced by Judge Conley to 5 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. 

A total of sixteen individuals were charged in connection with this drug trafficking organization. Dajuea Purnell, Yasir Stackhouse, and William Marshall have entered guilty pleas for their involvement in drug trafficking and will be sentenced in the coming months. The case against Anthony E. Hohenstein is still pending, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

The charges against Sander, Lavine, Haag, and Degenhardt were the result of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, ATF Madison Crime Gun Task Force, Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, Dane County Narcotics Task Force, Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group, Wisconsin State Patrol, and Madison Police Department. The ATF Madison Crime Gun Task Force consists of federal agents from ATF and Task Force Officers from state and local agencies throughout the Western District of Wisconsin. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven P. Anderson prosecuted this case.

This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Program initiative established by Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion. The HSTF is a whole-of-government partnership dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad. Through historic interagency collaboration, the HSTF directs the full might of federal law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and prosecuting the full spectrum of crimes committed by these organizations, which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places special emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.