A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced June 3, 2015, to more than one year in federal prison.
Victor Gerardo Gonzalez-Hidalgo, 36, from South Sioux City, Nebraska, received the prison term after an Oct. 17, 2014, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
At the guilty plea, Gonzalez-Hidalgo admitted that from September 2013 through May 2014, he was involved in a conspiracy that distributed at least 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine. Gonzalez-Hidalgo admitted to selling one ounce quantities of methamphetamine on nine separate occasions to an undercover law enforcement agent.
Gonzalez-Hidalgo was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett. Gonzalez-Hidalgo was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed. He must also serve a one-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Gonzalez-Hidalgo is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by the Tri-State Drug Task Force based in Sioux City, Iowa, that consists of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration; Sioux City, Iowa, Police Department; Homeland Security Investigations; Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office; South Sioux City, Nebraska, Police Department; Nebraska State Patrol; Iowa National Guard; Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; United States Marshals Service; South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation; and Woodbury County Attorney’s Office.
Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 14-4046.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
