Kimberly Hansen, Meth Conspiracy, Iowa 2022

Sioux City Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy

A Sioux City woman who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine has struck a guilty plea in federal court. Kimberly Hansen, 58, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Evidence presented at the plea hearing revealed that Hansen was involved in a conspiracy that distributed at least 15 kilograms of methamphetamine from June 2017 through August 2019. Through the mail, Hansen received multiple ounces to pounds of methamphetamine for a local conspiracy leader. She also traveled to California at least six times to acquire pounds of methamphetamine, which she brought back to Sioux City for redistribution.

Hansen’s actions caught up with her on October 21, 2022, when she pleaded guilty to the charges. Prior to her guilty plea, Hansen was taken into custody by the United States Marshal after the guilty plea and will remain in custody pending sentencing.

According to federal guidelines, Hansen faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a $10,000,000 fine, and at least 5 years of supervised release following any imprisonment.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by the United States Postal Service and the Tri-State Drug Task Force based in Sioux City, Iowa, which consists of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Sioux City, Iowa, Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office, South Sioux City, Nebraska, Police Department, Nebraska State Patrol, Iowa National Guard, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, United States Marshals Service, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and Woodbury County Attorney’s Office.

The case file number is 22-4086. Further information can be found at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

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