A 52-year-old Vandalia woman has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison after she admitted to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
US Attorney Steven Weinhoeft says the ten-year sentence handed down to Melissa Workman sends a strong message that federal law enforcement is combating drug crimes all over the district.
According to court documents, Workman sold 10 grams of meth to a confidential source working for the FBI on July 17, 2023. The following day agents executed a search warrant of her residence and recovered meth, a digital scale, packaging supplies and other drug paraphernalia.
FBI Springfield Special Agent in Charge Christopher Johnson says drugs have deadly consequences, and the FBI will aggressively investigate the sale and trafficking of illegal drugs to make our communities safer places to live. He says this sentence underscores the consequences of distributing illegal drugs and ensures the offender is unable to cause harm to others for years to come.
In additional investigations, agents again searched Workman’s residence on Jan. 8, 2024, and located more methamphetamine. Following her federal indictment on April 18, 2024, agents executed an arrest warrant for Workman. During her arrest, law enforcement uncovered additional amounts of methamphetamine in her home.
The FBI Springfield Field Office led the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Carraway prosecuted the case.
