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United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on February 24, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
Joel Boe, age 38, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison, followed by 4 years of supervised release, a $1,000 fine, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Boe was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 10, 2019. He pled guilty on December 5, 2019.
The conviction stemmed from a conspiracy that occurred between June 2017 and September 2019, in which Boe, knowingly and intentionally, conspired and agreed with others to knowingly and intentionally distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in and around the Pierre and Ft. Pierre communities.
This case was investigated by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Pierre Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.
Boe was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.