Mofle Gets 14 Years

Alicia Mofle, 25, from Webster City, Iowa, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for conspiring to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine.

Mofle pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute actual (pure) methamphetamine and one count of manufacturing or attempting to manufacture actual (pure) methamphetamine within 1000 feet of a protected location, namely Nakomis City Park, Webster City, Iowa.

According to the investigation, Mofle and others manufactured at least 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine from January 2012 through May 2012. Mofle acquired more than 158 grams of pseudoephedrine for the manufacture of methamphetamine, including 100 grams purchased through prescription.

Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a residence on April 24, 2012, and seized multiple reaction vessels, 11 prepackaged baggies of methamphetamine totaling 3.5 grams, and other evidence indicative of a methamphetamine manufacturing lab.

The evidence also established that Mofle’s 4-5 year old child had been present when Mofle and others used methamphetamine and when methamphetamine manufacturing took place at the residence, exposing the child to a substantial risk of harm.

Mofle was sentenced to 168 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett in Sioux City. A special assessment of $200 was imposed, and Mofle must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Webster City Police Department, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl, with the case file number 12-3028.