McCurtain County Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Crime

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Anna Marie Scoles, age 37, of Valliant, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to an Information of one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, punishable by no less than 5 years and up to 40 years in prison, and a fine of $5,000,000.00.

The Information alleged that on August 4, 2024, Scoles knowingly and intentionally possessed 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, with the intent to distribute it.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Scoles will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard J. Lorenz represented the United States.