Erin M. Hinkle, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, South Dakota 2020

A California woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal custody for her involvement in a South Dakota drug conspiracy, according to a recent indictment.

Erin M. Hinkle, a 35-year-old woman from Huntington Beach, California, was sentenced on May 11, 2020 by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

Hinkle was convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance in the District of South Dakota. She was found to have knowingly and intentionally combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed together, with others known and unknown, to intentionally distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine between an unknown date and February 5, 2019.

Hinkle was sentenced to 10 years in federal custody, followed by 5 years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Department of Criminal Investigation, and the Brookings, South Dakota, Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer D. Mammenga prosecuted the case.

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

Erin M. Hinkle is a California woman who was involved in a South Dakota drug conspiracy. She was sentenced to 10 years in federal custody.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/california-woman-sentenced-south-dakota-drug-conspiracy