SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Greene County, Mo.
James D. Elbert, 42, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 10 years in federal prison without parole.
Elbert was one of nine defendants involved in the heroin conspiracy, which was busted in 2017. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin on July 5, 2023.
According to court documents, Elbert participated in a conspiracy to distribute at least 100 grams of heroin in Greene County from Oct. 2, 2015, to Nov. 13, 2017. He admitted to selling a total of 6.86 grams of heroin to a law enforcement undercover informant on three separate occasions in Springfield.
The investigation was a multi-agency effort, involving the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, IRS-Criminal Investigation, the Springfield, Mo., Police Department, the Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department, and the Ozark, Mo., Police Department.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Randall D. Eggert and Cameron A. Beaver.
Elbert’s sentencing marks the end of the case, with all nine defendants receiving their sentences.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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