Kimberly Hansen, Meth Conspiracy, Iowa 2023

A Sioux City woman was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for her role in a massive methamphetamine conspiracy that spanned multiple years and states. Kimberly Hansen, 58, of Sioux City, Iowa, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine on October 21, 2022 in federal court.

According to evidence presented at Hansen's plea and sentencing hearings, she was involved in a conspiracy with 7-8 other individuals that distributed at least 15 kilograms of methamphetamine from June 2017 through August 2019. On 12 occasions, Hansen received multiple pounds of meth through the mail from California for local drug dealer Melroy Johnson Sr. Hansen also traveled to California and acquired multiple pounds of methamphetamine from the same California source, then transported the meth back to Sioux City, Iowa, for distribution.

The conspiracy was uncovered through a joint investigation by the United States Postal Service and the Tri-State Drug Task Force, 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.

Hansen was sentenced to 37 months’ imprisonment and must serve a 2-year term of supervised release following imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. Hansen 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. Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 22-4086.

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Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndia/pr/sioux-city-woman-federal-prison-meth-conspiracy-2