United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on April 1, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
Machela Chauncey, a/k/a Machela Ryon, age 29, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison, 4 years of supervised release, a $1,000 fine, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Chauncey was indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 14, 2018. She pled guilty on Jan. 23, 2019.
The conviction stemmed from a conspiracy that occurred between Oct. 1, 2016 through Jan. 31, 2017, where Chauncey knowingly and intentionally conspired and distributed methamphetamine on the Rosebud Indian Reservation.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Police Department and Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.
Chauncey was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
