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Date: 06-09-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Cynthia A. House
Case Number: 6:18-cr-03038-MDH
Judge: M. Douglas Harpool
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (Greene County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Byrone H. Black
Defendant's Attorney: James R. Hayes
Description:
Springfield, MO - Strafford Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Conspiracy
A Strafford, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Springfield, Mo., area on June 6, 2019.
Cynthia A. House, 50, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 12 years in federal prison without parole.
On Dec. 6, 2018, House pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and to two counts of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. House admitted that she participated in a conspiracy from November 2015 to February 7, 2017, in which multiple pounds of methamphetamine were purchased from a supplier in Kansas City, Mo., for distribution in the Springfield area.
According to court documents, House contacted her source in Kansas City by telephone to order one or two pounds of methamphetamine each week. House paid approximately $9,000 per pound for the methamphetamine, which was delivered via courier within 24 hours.
From May 2016 to February 2017, according to court documents, significant quantities of methamphetamine were discovered by law enforcement officers in a series of arrests and searches. In total, officers seized approximately 977.89 grams of methamphetamine from House during that time. Additionally, a total of over $21,000 was seized from House (who was unemployed) during the investigation.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Springfield, Mo., Police Department, and the Strafford, Mo., Police Department.
Charge:
CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
(1, 2 and 3)
Outcome: CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
(1) Dft is committed to the BOP for 144 months on Counts 1, 2 and 3 to run concurrent; followed by 5 years of supervised release on Count 1, 3 years on Count 2 and 4 years on Count 3 to run concurrent. No fine. $300 MPA. Special conditions of supervised release imposed. Court orders cash seized by the Government shall be forfeited. Govt will submit a final order of forfeiture at a later date. Court recommends RDAP and dft be designated to Pekin FCI. Dft advised of right to appeal. Dft remanded to custody.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION
(2) Dft is committed to the BOP for 144 months on Counts 1, 2 and 3 to run concurrent; followed by 5 years of supervised release on Count 1, 3 years on Count 2 and 4 years on Count 3 to run concurrent. No fine. $300 MPA. Special conditions of supervised release imposed. Court orders cash seized by the Government shall be forfeited. Govt will submit a final order of forfeiture at a later date. Court recommends RDAP and dft be designated to Pekin FCI. Dft advised of right to appeal. Dft remanded to custody.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE - POSSESSION
(3) Dft is committed to the BOP for 144 months on Counts 1, 2 and 3 to run concurrent; followed by 5 years of supervised release on Count 1, 3 years on Count 2 and 4 years on Count 3 to run concurrent. No fine. $300 MPA. Special conditions of supervised release imposed. Court orders cash seized by the Government shall be forfeited. Govt will submit a final order of forfeiture at a later date. Court recommends RDAP and dft be designated to Pekin FCI. Dft advised of right to appeal. Dft remanded to custody.
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