Jennifer Lynn Culpepper, Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Manufacture and Distribute Methamphetamine, Texas 2019

A 38-year-old La Porte, Texas, woman has been convicted of federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas.

Jennifer Lynn Culpepper was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, following a three-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan.

Culpepper faces up to life in federal prison at sentencing.

The case was investigated by the DEA Enforcement Group One, the North Texas Criminal Interdiction Unit, and the McKinney Police Department.

The maximum statutory sentence prescribed by Congress is provided here for information purposes, as the sentencing will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the completion of a presentence investigation by the U.S. Probation Office.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ernest Gonzalez and Colleen Bloss from the Plano office.

According to information presented in court, in September 2019, DEA, Dallas Enforcement Group One, began investigating a drug trafficking organization operating out of Houston and Dallas, Texas.

This organization was responsible for distributing multi-kilogram quantities of methamphetamine.

Anthony Rae Ruiz agreed with others to transport approximately nine kilograms of methamphetamine from Houston to Dallas and meet at a gas station in McKinney.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/harris-county-woman-convicted-drug-trafficking-violations