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Peoria Woman Sentenced 12 Years for Methamphetamine Scheme
Crystal Bennett, a 41-year-old Peoria, Illinois woman, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to possess with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine.
Bennett, also known by the aliases ‘Nancy Carpenter’ and ‘Crystal Waynette Silsby,’ was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid on April 18, 2024, after a guilty plea was entered in September 2023.
According to court documents, on May 18, 2021, Bennett attempted to retrieve a package from a commercial shipping company store in East Peoria, Illinois. The package was found to contain over 50 grams of methamphetamine with a purity of 98%. Bennett was arrested and officers located several drug ledgers during a search of her vehicle.
Bennett was arrested again in September 2021, when she was found in possession of over 250 grams of methamphetamine, a loaded gun that had previously been reported stolen, several grams of heroin, and over $2,400 cash.
The statutory penalties for attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine are 5 to 40 years imprisonment, followed by not less than 4 years of supervised release. A maximum fine of up to $5,000,000 is also possible.
The case was investigated by the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, East Peoria Police Department, Macomb Police Department, and Illinois State Police. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ronald L. Hanna and Keith Hollingshead-Cook represented the government in the prosecution.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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