Amber Miller, Meth Conspiracy, Iowa 2023

A Fort Dodge woman is behind bars after a federal court sentenced her to nearly 10 years in prison for her role in a methamphetamine conspiracy scheme.

Amber Miller, 35, pled guilty on November 2, 2022, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Northern District of Iowa.

The evidence presented during the plea and sentencing hearings revealed Miller's involvement in a scheme that distributed over 15 kilograms of methamphetamine from January 2020 through April 2022. On two separate occasions in January and March 2021, Miller distributed a total of 140 grams of methamphetamine to an individual cooperating with law enforcement during controlled purchase operations.

Additionally, Miller admitted to obstructing justice. Sentencing was held before United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand.

Miller was sentenced to 117 months' imprisonment and must serve a four-year term of supervised release following her imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system.

Miller remains in the custody of the United States Marshal until she can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Webster County Sheriff's Office, and Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, DCI Laboratory.

The case file number is 22-3015, and court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

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Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/fort-dodge-woman-sentenced-federal-prison-nearly-10-years-meth-conspiracy-conviction