DES MOINES, IA – On Monday, December 19, 2022, Michael Joseph Wilson, age 34 of Des Moines, was sentenced to a total of 240 months in prison for four crimes: conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and MDMA; possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; attempt to possess contraband in prison; and violation of supervised release.
In May 2021, law enforcement executed a search warrant at Wilson’s Des Moines residence. Officers found methamphetamine, heroin, MDMA, and a loaded revolver. At the time, Wilson was on federal supervised release for an Indiana firearm conviction. While in the Polk County Jail awaiting sentencing,Wilson worked with others in an attempt to get contraband, specifically K2, into the jail by imitating legal mail.
At sentencing, the Court sentenced Wilson to: 120 months for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, 60 months for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, 12 months for attempting to possess contraband in prison, and 48 months for violating his supervised release. Each sentence must be served consecutively, for a total of term of 240 months in prison.
United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the announcement.
The investigation was conducted by the Des Moines Police Department, United States Marshals Service, and Polk County Sheriff’s Office.