Pair is sentenced in big meth bust In Crawford County
CRAWFORD COUNTY - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jeffrey Costillo, 33, Blaine, Minnesota, and Denise Kraimer, 27, Columbia Heights, Minnesota, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
Costillo was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 to 84 months in federal prison for his role in the conspiracy. He pleaded guilty to this charge on October 8, 2020.
Kraimer was sentenced Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 to 60 months in federal prison. She pleaded guilty on October 1, 2020. Costillo and Kraimer’s prison terms will each be followed by four years of supervised release.
By Mark Evenstad
Jan 27, 2021 3:49 PM
Two people from Minnesota will each serve at least 5 years in federal prison for trying to sell meth in Prairie du Chien. According to a report from the US Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Wisconsin, 33-year-old Jeffrey Costillo and 27-year-old Denise Kraimer were sentenced on a charge of conspiring to distribute meth. Costillo was given a 7-year prison sentence, while Kraimer will serve 5 years. Both will be on supervised release for 4 years following their prison terms. Police worked with an informant in 2019 to purchase the meth from Kraimer. Authorities arrested Costillo and Kraimer when the drug deal was planned to happen. Investigators found more than 100 grams of meth in their car.
2 Minnesotans sentenced for conspiring to deliver meth in Prairie du Chien
January 25, 2021 5:28 PM Mike Tighe
MADISON, Wis. – Two Minnesotans have been sentenced in U.S. District Court of Wisconsin for conspiring to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in August of 2019 in Prairie du Chien, Wis.
Denise Kraimer, 27, Columbia Heights, who pleaded guilty on Oct. 1, was sentenced Monday to 60 months in federal prison. Jeffrey Costillo, 33, who pleaded guilty on Oct. 8, was sentenced to 84 months in prison on Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge William M. Conley also sentenced Kraimer and Costillo to four years of supervised release upon their release from prison.