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OAKLAND- Reine Fleur Silverlight was sentenced today to 81 months in prison for participating in a methamphetamine distribution scheme and for absconding during her federal court proceedings, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers following Silverlight’s guilty pleas in which she admitted to committing the crimes.
On July 13, 2017, Silverlight, 44, formerly of Oakland, pleaded guilty to federal charges. According to the plea agreement, Silverlight admitted that between September 10, 2011, and November 5, 2011, she possessed 170.9 grams of 98.8% pure methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the drugs to others in exchange for cash, and she used a mobile telephone to facilitate the drug distribution. A federal grand jury indicted Silverlight on March 22, 2012, charging her with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
Silverlight further admitted that after receiving pretrial release, she absconded and intentionally failed to appear for her court hearings. On July 6, 2017, Silverlight was charged in a Superseding Information with using a communications facility to facilitate narcotics trafficking, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843, and to failing to appear after pre-trial release from custody, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3146(a)(1). She was arrested on August 11, 2015, in Canton, Ohio, and has remained in state custody since then. Pursuant to her plea agreement, she pleaded guilty to both charges in the federal Superseding Information.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Gonzalez Rogers also sentenced the defendant to a three-year period of supervised release. The defendant will begin serving the sentence immediately.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Bazu is prosecuting the case with the assistance of Julissa Rey and Noble Hughes. The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the DEA.