Sioux Falls Woman Sentenced to 180 Months for Drug Offense

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announces that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on December 11, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

Jessica Anne Trevino, age 37, was sentenced to 180 months in custody, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

An Indictment was issued against Trevino for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine by a federal grand jury on May 10, 2016.  She pled guilty to the Indictment on August 28, 2017.

Starting in 2014, Trevino was involved in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Sioux Falls.  During her involvement, Trevino trafficked over seven and a half pounds of methamphetamine from California to Sioux Falls utilizing rental vehicles.  Her co-conspirator, Noe Trevino, was also indicted for his conduct in the same conspiracy.  He also pled guilty and was sentenced to 120 months in prison on August 28, 2017.

This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer D. Mammenga prosecuted the case