Omaha Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that James Finley, 38, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced Friday, January 13, 2023, in federal court in Omaha for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Finley to a term of imprisonment of 220 months.  There is no parole in the federal system.  After his release from prison, he will begin a 10-year term of supervised release. 

In September 2020, the Omaha Police Department began investigating Carla Colliers for distributing methamphetamine in the Omaha-Metro area.  On November 12, 2020, a search warrant was executed on Colliers’s residence and officers located approximately 900 grams of methamphetamine.  During the execution of the search warrant, Finley arrived at the residence with a bookbag containing 642 grams of pure methamphetamine.     

Colliers was sentenced on March 25, 2022, to 186 months’ imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release.

This case was investigated primarily by the Omaha Police Department.