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MADISON, WI (WSAU) — A Central Wisconsin man has been sentenced for federal drug trafficking charges after making multiple sales from his home while awaiting sentencing on state charges.
Mark Wortham will serve ten years in federal prison for possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and maintaining a drug trafficking place. The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to the charges in August.
Wortham was out on bond when he made five sales to an undercover informant from his home in Weston. Investigators searched the home and found nearly 200 grams of “various controlled substances” and drug paraphernalia, and a digital scale. They also discovered a hidden storage compartment in his staircase and $5,000 in cash.
He later admitted to purchasing five pounds of meth for distribution, and told authorities he had a “succession plan” in place for continued dealing after he went to prison.
In a press release, US District Judge James Peterson noted Wortham sold large quantities of drugs over years and had behaved vindictively in seeking retribution against a drug customer. He noted that pattern of behavior suggested Wortham was “more than a retail drug dealer.”
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