Rapid City Man Sentenced for Possessing with Intent to Distribute Meth

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on January 22, 2016, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Matthew Wilhelm, age 40, was sentenced to 60 months in custody, followed by 4 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  He pled guilty on August 14, 2015.

On March 19, 2015, Wilhelm obtained distributable quantities of methamphetamine, which he intended to distribute within South Dakota.

This case was investigated by Unified Narcotics Enforcement Team, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, and the Rapid City Police Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ted L. McBride and Kathryn N. Rich prosecuted the case.

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