United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Feb. 24, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
Terri Paulhamus, age 39, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release, a $1,000 fine, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Paulhamus was indicted by a federal grand jury on Aug. 14, 2018. She pled guilty on December 5, 2019.
The conviction stemmed from a conspiracy that occurred between 2016 and 2017, in which Paulhamus, knowingly and intentionally, conspired and agreed with others to knowingly and intentionally distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook prosecuted the case.
Paulhamus was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
