Indiana – A California man who prosecutors said led a large marijuana distribution network reaching into northern Indiana will spend seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug conspiracy and money laundering charges.
David Winchell, 48, of Rohnert Park, California, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund to 84 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana. After his prison term, Winchell will serve three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $680,000 money judgment.
According to the Department of Justice, the case centered on what federal authorities described as a broad marijuana operation that moved large quantities of marijuana and marijuana-related products through the Northern District of Indiana and other areas. Prosecutors said the conspiracy involved at least 892 kilograms, or 1,966.52 pounds, of marijuana, along with 55,000 separate marijuana-related products…