Omaha Woman Sentenced for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Kasey O’Boyle, age 35, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced August 29, 2024, in federal court in Omaha, for her involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter Jr. sentenced O’Boyle to 90 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.  After her release from prison, she will begin a 4-year term of supervised release. 

As part of a long-term Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation involving Mexican-based meth being distributed in the Omaha area, Kasey O’Boyle was identified as an individual that was receiving large multi-pound shipments of meth that she would later distribute to local conspirators. 

On April 26, 2023, investigators with the DEA, Omaha Police Department, and Bellevue Police Department were aware that O’Boyle was meeting with someone in a parking lot in the area of Fort and 78^th Streets.  O’Boyle had given the individual she was meeting a suitcase and then left the area.  Investigators contacted this individual and identified him as Columbian national, Hugo Ruiz-Rios.  Ruiz-Rios was in possession of 18 pounds of meth.  Ruiz-Rios was previously detained by Border Patrol agents on October 15, 2022, in El paso, Texas, after crossing illegally from Mexico.  Ruiz-Rios was released on November 28, 2022, after making a claim seeking asylum. 

After arresting Ruiz-Rios, investigators went to the residence of O’Boyle.  The vehicle that O’Boyle drove to meet Ruiz-Rios was located in the driveway.  Investigators searched the vehicle and located an additional 41 pounds of meth.   

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.