A 38 year old woman from Pierre convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance has been sentenced (Jan. 24, 2023) in federal court.
Stephanie Martinez must spend11 years and eight months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Court information says Martinez was involved in a conspiracy with several others to distribute methamphetamine in and around central South Dakota. Martinez received distributable quantities of methamphetamine from others in California. The methamphetamine was further distributed by Martinez and those working for her. In total 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine was distributed during the course of the conspiracy.
This case was investigated by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force and the South Dakota Highway Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.
Martinez was immediately remanded to the custody of the US Marshals Service.
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