Pine Ridge Woman Sentenced to 135 Months for Drug Conspiracy

United States Attorney Marty J. Jackley announced that a woman charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute was sentenced on August 31, 2009, by US District Court Chief Judge Karen E. Schreier. Alvina White Bull, age 48, of Pine Ridge, was sentenced to 135 months’ imprisonment, five years’ supervised release, and ordered to pay a special assessment of $100 to the Victims’ Assistance Fund. White Bull was indicted for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana by a federal grand jury on May 22, 2008. White Bull and others distributed the drugs on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. On June 9, 2009, White Bull pled guilty to count I of a superseding indictment admitting to the conspiracy in distributing more than 5 kilos of cocaine, all with others, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. This case was investigated by the FBI, ATF, and BIA. The case was prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Mara M. Kohn. White Bull was immediately turned over to the custody of the US Marshal.