Date: 10-04-2018

Case Style:

United States of America v. Raymond Bull Bear

Case Number: 5:15-cr-50154-JLV

Judge: Jeffrey L. Viken

Court: United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (Pennington County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Megan Poppen

Defendant's Attorney: Jennifer R. Albertson - FPD

Description:

Kyle Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance

A Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Raymond Bull Bear, age 35, was sentenced on October 2, 2018, to 18 months in federal prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Bull Bear was indicted for the charge by a federal grand jury on December 15, 2015. The charge related to Bull Bear conspiring with others to distribute more than 80 kilograms of marijuana in the District of South Dakota between 2012 and 2015.

This case was investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety. Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Poppen prosecuted the case.

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

Charge:

21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), and 841(b)(1)(D); CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
(1)

Outcome: 18 months imprisonment, 2 years supervised release, fine waived, $100 VAF

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