Faulkton Man Sentenced for Meth Trafficking

United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Faulkton, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on February 3, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.

Frank Daniel Facinelli, age 50, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, a fine in the amount of $1,000, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

Facinelli was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 8, 2021.  He pled guilty on November 4, 2021.

The conviction stemmed from a conspiracy beginning no later than October 1, 2020, wherein Facinelli was involved with others outside of South Dakota to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in and around Faulkton, South Dakota.

This case was investigated by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Faulk County Sheriff’s Office.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.   

Facinelli was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.