Tulsa Woman Pleads Guilty To Use Of A Communication Device In Furtherance Of Drug Trafficking

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Erin Melinda Penera, age 42, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Use Of A Communication Device In Furtherance Of Drug Trafficking, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 843(b), punishable by not more than 4 years imprisonment, and up to a $250,000.00 fine or both.

The Indictment alleged that within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the Defendant, and others known and unknown to the Grand Jury, knowingly and intentionally, and unlawfully used a communication facility, that is a telephone, in committing, causing and facilitating acts constituting felonies under Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841 and 846, in that the Defendant used telephones to discuss various matters concerning conspiracy, distribution of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Tulsa Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, 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 Timothy Hammer represented the United States.