Gila River Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Selling Methamphetamine

     PHOENIX – On Dec. 10, 2015, Delphine Corrine Morgan, 37, of Blackwater, Ariz. and a member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 92 months in prison, followed by a term of three years of supervised release.   Morgan previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute less than 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine.                

     According to court documents, on March 13, 2015, Morgan sold less than 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine to an undercover officer at her residence located on the Gila River Indian Community.  Morgan had sold methamphetamine to this same undercover officer on one prior occasion. 

     The investigation in this case was conducted by the Gila River Police Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.  The prosecution was handled by Christina J. Reid-Moore, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.

CASE NUMBER:           CR-2015-0330-PHX-SPL 

RELEASE NUMBER:   2015-121_Morgan

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