Repeat Drug Dealer Sentenced to 8 ½ Years for Orchestrating Cocaine Trafficking in Beloit

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Kelvin Haley, Jr., 41, Beloit, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 8 ½ years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine in the Beloit area from July 2021 to August 2023. The prison term will be followed by 10 years of supervised release. Haley pleaded guilty to this charge on March 25, 2024. 

During a federal investigation, multiple witnesses identified Haley as an individual selling large quantities of cocaine). Law enforcement discovered that Haley used multiple homes in the Beloit area to store and sell cocaine. As part of the investigation, law enforcement conducted recorded purchases of cocaine from Haley at some of these homes on multiple occasions between November 2022 and March 2023.

Haley had previously been convicted and sentenced by Judge Conley for drug trafficking.  Judge Conley expressed disappointment that Haley returned to drug trafficking after his release from prison, despite having legitimate employment options. Finding that Haley was a central figure in selling large amounts of cocaine in the Beloit area, Judge Conley said 8 ½ years was warranted given the nature of Haley’s offense and repeat conduct.

The charge against Haley was the result of an investigation conducted by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Beloit Police Department, Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Anderson prosecuted this case.