Omaha Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Robert Conley, 50, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced April 12, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy.  Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Conley to 222 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.  After his release from prison, he will begin a 5-year term of supervised release. 

As part of a long-term investigation into a Mexican-based Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO), DEA identified Maria Reyes-Monge as a meth distributor for the Omaha metro area.  As part of the investigation, Reyes-Monge was kept under electronic and physical surveillance.  She was observed on numerous occasions meeting with local dealers and supplying them with Mexican-imported meth. 

On October 3, 2022, Reyes-Monge was observed going to the Walgreen’s parking lot at 24th and L Street.  In the parking lot, agents observed a vehicle meet with Reyes-Monge that was consistent with a hand-to-hand narcotics transaction.  After meeting with Reyes-Monge, the vehicle was stopped and Robert Conley was identified as the passenger.  During a search of the vehicle, officers located 121 grams of pure meth.  Conley admitted the meth was his.

At sentencing, it was determined that Conley was subject to the enhanced penalties for being a career offender.  Conley had multiple serious drug felonies which resulted in the sentence being increased to 222 months’ imprisonment.  On January 5, 2024, Reyes-Monge was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 210 months.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

This case was investigated by the DEA, Omaha Police Department, and Bellevue Police Department.