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Man gets prison in cocaine case

By GAZETTE STAFF Friday, May 22, 2009 - 5:14 a.m.

A Janesville man was sentenced to 60 months in prison Thursday for conspiracy to distribute cocaine, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Joseph “Pookie” Hughes was involved in a crack-cocaine distribution conspiracy with three other people for four days in December 2006, according to the release.

A grand jury indicted Hughes in January, and he pleaded guilty to the charge in March, according to the release.

Three co-conspirators—Jennifer Hanthorn, John Dunn and Jerome Hughes—were prosecuted previously. Jerome Hughes is serving a 40-year prison term, Dunn 10 years and Hanthorn 46 months, according to the release.

The case was a result of work by the Rock County Safe Streets Task Force, which includes state and federal agencies along with the Janesville and Beloit police departments and Rock County Sheriff’s Office.

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rr1box14
May 22, 2009 at 4:02 p.m.
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janesvillean
elmooso, there might be.
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_......
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janesvillean i agree with the link, hell in 6 months you would see ads in the paper for help wanted and lower unemployment sounds good to me if people want to kill themselves with that crap more power 2 um. sounds stupid doesn't it

momof5
May 22, 2009 at 3:03 p.m.
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Why the big variation in sentence times?

janesvillean
May 22, 2009 at 2:05 p.m.
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elmooso, there might be.
http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_...

elmooso
May 22, 2009 at 12:32 p.m.
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Taxpayers on the hook for over 40k a year to house these criminals..and yet drugs will be as prevalent as ever..must be a better system..

tom1cass2
May 22, 2009 at 10:52 a.m.
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A few less to worry about. Thank you!!!

RonBurgundy
May 22, 2009 at 10:47 a.m.
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Guess now his name is Pokey.

MadeinUSA
May 22, 2009 at 10:44 a.m.
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A big Hearty "THANK YOU" to teh Rock Co. Task Force and LEOs puttin it on the line. My tax dollars well spent.

JCK
May 22, 2009 at 9:44 a.m.
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Have a nice vacation, Pookie.

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