Mother charged in son's marijuana-dealing operation
(MCT) Oct. 26--A Shorewood School District employee has been charged in federal court -- again -- with being part of her son’s lucrative marijuana-dealing operation in Fox Point, according to court documents.
Vicki E. Johnson, a speech/language pathologist, was originally charged in October 2008 with being a part of the drug-dealing conspiracy, but the prosecutor dropped her from the case the following month, according to records.
Johnson, 57, whose name is spelled as “Vicki” and “Vikki” in federal court records, was indicted earlier this month, this time with keeping a drug house and failing to give authorities information about the operation. If convicted, she faces up to 23 years in prison.
Blane McCann, superintendent of Shorewood schools, said Monday that Johnson is still an employee but declined to comment further on her status.
Others charged in the case include her son, William Johnson; her former husband, Rolfe Johnson; and two other men -- Eliot Schmader and Timothy Urbashich. Their cases are pending.
Michael Fitzgerald, the attorney who represented Johnson the first time she was charged, did not return a call for comment. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dan Sanders also did not return a call.
According to court documents, William Johnson employed his parents to help him sell hundreds of pounds of high-grade marijuana and he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in drug proceeds on gems from Brazil.
William Johnson sold 100 to 200 pounds of marijuana a month at $3,400 a pound and had growing operations in Mequon and Glendale, and also brought pot in from other states, they said.
He stored proceeds at his mother’s Fox Point home, hiding vacuum-sealed cash in shoe boxes and pillowcases, which were so heavy that an informant reported barely being able to pick one up, documents said.
Oct 27, 2009 at 8:15 a.m.
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i got ya bostonbill. anyone referring to reefer madness as an unbiased documentary is either making a joke or is a joke. ill take the first:)
nurses, teachers, journalists, district attorneys, car salesman, mechanics, business owners, bartenders, college professors, and of course college students are also a few more of the marijuana smokers we need to keep out. can you imagine a society with those types of people?? yikes.
Oct 27, 2009 at 8:10 a.m.
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My kid goes to an area middle school and knows a mom that smokes weed with her 14 year old girl, lets her drink and spend the night at a boys house regularly. Where do you suppose she's headed? A future in sales?
Oct 26, 2009 at 11:54 p.m.
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Stupid mother. Dub, what about the unemployed ... don't forget about them.
Oct 26, 2009 at 9:49 p.m.
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Not sure what a *w* stands for. And I really don't care.
Oct 26, 2009 at 9:41 p.m.
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I think some people missed the, *w* at the end of my post.
Oct 26, 2009 at 9:19 p.m.
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Agreed BostonBill, but this is a state where we are talking about whether our kids should be able to drink legally with their parents being present. Shaking head here.
Oct 26, 2009 at 8:27 p.m.
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STOP the insanity.
thekid3477 and dub190 have lost their minds.
There is well documented evidence regarding the misuse of marijuana such as the unbiased and well researched "documentary", "Tell your children" AKA "Reefer Madness". *w*
Oct 26, 2009 at 8:03 p.m.
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LOL
Oct 26, 2009 at 7:42 p.m.
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10.9.8.7 countdown to when the "gazettestaff" removes that comment about their pal.
Oct 26, 2009 at 7:41 p.m.
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100 bucks says he gets WAY more time than the child molestor that owns a certain ice cream shop.
Oct 26, 2009 at 6:55 p.m.
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100 to 200 pounds a month at $3,400. just imagine all the tax money this guy would have paid if it were legal....
Oct 26, 2009 at 6:46 p.m.
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dubs is kidding. thats awesome fromjvltowksha!! i blogged a few years ago about how more people die from water overdose than marijuana overdose!! kudos!!
Oct 26, 2009 at 6:44 p.m.
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another right on dub. i was way off in my moon shine theory. since EVERY heroin dealer also deals pot he HAS to have a stash of H somewhere. wheres billnewbie to explain how this weed was probably just 'free samples' so he could get the repeats to buy the harder drugs??
Oct 26, 2009 at 6:44 p.m.
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dub190: I sure hope you are kidding...
Oct 26, 2009 at 6:42 p.m.
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You're right he'll just overdose and die...err wait, sorry i was thinking of alcohol. It's impossible to die from pot overdose, trust me i've tried (and had a great time.) But it is possible to die from "water intoxication." I say outlaw water!
Oct 26, 2009 at 6:10 p.m.
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this is why marijuana needs to remain prohibited. kids corrupting the parents. you all just wait...when this lady starts running moonshine for uncle jesse it will PROVE that marijuana is a gateway drug and ONLY leads to crime!!
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