AUGUST 2023:
US District Judge Charles Kornmann has sentenced (Aug. 14, 2023) a 54 year old man from Mobridge convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Dana Aman must spend two and a half years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a $1,000 fine, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The conviction stemmed from an investigation that began when postal inspectors in South Dakota were notified that an international package had been intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. The package originated in Navi Mumbai, India, and was addressed to Aman in Mobridge. The parcel was found to contain 50 boxes of silver blister packs containing orange pills, but labeled “Tapentadol Tablets 100 mg” for a total of 5,000 tablets. Tapentadol is a Schedule II controlled substance. During the course of the investigation Aman admitted that he would receive multiple pill packages, containing thousands of pills, from the source in India and then repackage and mail the pills to various individuals across the United States.
This case was investigated by the US Postal Inspector and Homeland Security Investigations. Assistant US Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.
Aman was immediately remanded to the custody of the US Marshals Service.
NOVEMBER 2022:
A Mobridge man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Use of a Communication Facility in the Commission of a Drug Trafficking Crime, Importation of a Controlled Substance, and Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm.
Dana Aman, age 53, pleaded not guilty.
The Indictment alleges between January of 2020 and March of 2021, Aman used the U.S. Postal Service to illegally import various controlled substances that he then helped distribute. The Indictment further alleges that Aman, a drug user, illegally possessed firearms.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 20 years in custody and/or a $1,000,000 fine, at least three years up to life of supervised release, and $500 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The investigation is being conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Services, Homeland Security Investigations, and the FBI.
Aman was released on bond pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
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