United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Dixie Leigh Murphy, age 41, was indicted on November 6, 2018. She appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Daneta L. Wollmann on November 9, 2018, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to life in federal prison and/or a $10,000,000 fine, up to life of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The Indictment alleges that beginning at a date unknown, and continuing through Oct. 10, 2018, Murphy knowingly and intentionally combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed with others to distribute a mixture or substance containing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
The charge is merely an accusation and Murphy is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer D. Mammenga is prosecuting the case.
Murphy was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial, which has been set for Jan. 15, 2019.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
