MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Heather Leann Chuculate, age 24, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Conspiracy, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, punishable by not more than 5 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
The Information alleges that from in or about September 2017, until in or about July 2018, in the Eastern District of Oklahoma and elsewhere, the defendant did knowingly and intentionally conspire, confederate and agree with others both known and unknown to commit offenses against the United States in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1), namely, Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribution of Methamphetamine.
The charges arose from an investigation by the Tahlequah Police Department, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, the Sequoyah County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The Honorable Steven P. Shreder, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.
Assistant United States Attorney Shannon Henson represented the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
