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Date: 07-06-2022
Case Style:
United States of America v. Destinee Rayne Hardesty
Case Number: 9:21-cr-00012-DLC
Judge: Dana L. Christensen
Court: United States District Court for the District of Montana (Missoula County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with onspiring to traffic methamphetamine in the Flathead Valley.
Destinee Rayne Hardesty, age 40, pleaded guilty to assisting in the distribution of large amounts of meth in the Flathead Valley. In March 2020 in Kalispell, law enforcement officers made a controlled delivery of a package previously determined to contain two pounds of meth to a Kalispell residence. Hardesty walked up to the residence and when interviewed, admitted that she had planned to take possession of the package and distribute the meth to various customers in Kalispell. Hardesty further admitted that she communicated with other co-conspirators about when the drugs were arriving and opened three packages of meth and separated the drug into quantities for delivery. Hardesty further admitted she had made about 50 deliveries of meth over a year, kept the drug at her residence and was involved in paying for the meth shipments.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara J. Elliott prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Northwest Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and Missoula Drug Task Force.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a U.S. Department of Justice initiative to reduce violent crime. Through PSN, federal, tribal, state and local law enforcement partners in Montana focus on violent crime driven by methamphetamine trafficking, armed robbers, firearms offenses and violent offenders with outstanding warrants.
21:846=CD.F CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS WITH THE INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE
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Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to the custody of the BOP for a period of 60 months, to run concurrently to Flathead District Court case. Supervised release for a term of 3 years. Standard and special conditions imposed. Fine waived. Special assessment of $100.
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