Marijuana Ring Bust: Sioux Falls Woman Slapped with 6-Month Sentence

Convicted Woman to Spend Six Months Behind Bars

Georgia Pfeifle, a 24-year-old Sioux Falls woman, has been sentenced to six months in custody and six months of home confinement, to be followed by two years of supervised release, for her role in a marijuana distribution conspiracy.

According to court documents, Pfeifle was charged by a Superseding Information with Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana on October 10, 2013. She pled guilty on October 16, 2013.

Pfeifle joined a conspiracy to illegally distribute marijuana in South Dakota and elsewhere. During her involvement, she personally obtained, delivered, and distributed marijuana in South Dakota, collected and received payments for marijuana, and deposited those payments to other co-conspirators’ accounts.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Immigration and Customs Enforcement in both South Dakota and California. Assistant U.S. Attorney Connie Larson prosecuted the case.

Pfeifle was ordered to turn herself into the U.S. Marshals Service on January 21, 2014. She was also fined $1,000.

The sentencing was handed down by the Honorable Karen E. Schreier, U.S. District Judge, on January 6, 2014.

U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson commented on the case, but no statement was available at the time of publication.