Lincoln Woman Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Rhiannon Lee Rojas, 43, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Richard G. Kopf to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine actual (pure) and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture. Following her prison term, Rojas will serve five years on supervised release.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Information provided to law enforcement indicated that Rojas was involved in the distribution of at least five kilograms (approximately 11 pounds) of methamphetamine mixture in the Lincoln area between July of 2019 and April of 2020.  During that time, Rojas was found in possession of at least 39 grams of methamphetamine actual on one occasion in January of 2020.  She also acted as an interpreter during two purchases of methamphetamine, totaling more than six ounces, made by a confidential informant working with the Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force from Rojas’s co-conspirator on two occasions in February of 2020. 

This case was investigated by the Lincoln/Lancaster County Narcotics Task Force