Jackson County Woman Pleads Guilty to Controlled Substance Charge
| U.S. Attorney’s Office March 21, 2013 |
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Whisper Montileaux, age 30, of Potato Creek, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on March 13, 2013, and pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. The penalty upon conviction is a minimum of five up to 40 years’ imprisonment and/or a $5,000,000 fine.
The charge relates to Montileaux conspiring with others to distribute at least 100 kilograms or more of marijuana in South Dakota between 2008 and 2012. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ted L. McBride.
The defendant was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals pending sentencing.