United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two Sioux Falls, South Dakota, men convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
Juan Antonio Garcia, Jr., age 34, was sentenced on Dec. 16, 2019, to 70 months in federal prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Byron Alexander Perez, age 35, was sentenced on June 8, 2020, to 30 months in federal prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Garcia and Perez were indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance by a federal grand jury on April 2, 2019. Garcia pled guilty on Sept. 26, 2019, and Perez pled guilty on Sept. 13, 2019.
Beginning on an unknown date and continuing to on or about January 7, 2019, in the District of South Dakota and elsewhere, Garcia and Perez did knowingly and intentionally combine, conspire, confederate, and agree together, with others known and unknown, to knowingly and intentionally distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
This case was investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Sioux Falls Police Department, South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tamara P. Nash prosecuted the case.
Garcia and Perez were immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
