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Sioux City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Meth

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Iowa
Orellana had a lengthy criminal history prior to being caught selling meth.

A man who distributed 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine was sentenced Thursday, September 5, 2019 to 10 years in federal prison.

Andrew Karlos Orellana, age 40, from Sioux City, Iowa received the prison term after a guilty plea to one Count of distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

In a Plea Agreement, Orellana admitted to distributing a quarter pound of methamphetamine for $3,200.

Orellana has an extensive criminal history including Theft, Possession of Marijuana, Criminal Trespass, and Assault in the Second and Third Degree, Burglary in the Third Degree, Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated, Public Intoxication, and Possession of Methamphetamine.

Orellana was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. Orellana was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment and fined $100. He must also serve a 5-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Orellana is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jack Lammers and investigated by Sioux City Police Department and the Tri-State Drug Task Force. 

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl

The case file number is 18-CR-4007.

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Updated September 12, 2019

Topic
Drug Trafficking