Kalispell meth trafficker sentenced to three years in prison
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and last updated 2021-05-13 16:38:23-04
MISSOULA â A Kalispell man who admitted to conspiring with others to obtain large quantities of methamphetamine for distribution has been sentenced to three years in prison and to three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
Scott Michael George Daniels, 31, pleaded guilty on Jan. 21 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth.
U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided.
In court documents, the government alleged that law enforcement learned from several sources that Daniels was distributing meth and that he and others transported stolen vehicles from Kalispell to Spokane and traded them for illegal drugs.
According to the final report, 39 women and 60 men with a “diverse range of experiences and identities” participated in the voluntary project. Interviews were conducted from May to September of 2020 and included a series of open-ended questions related to their personal experiences, opinions and beliefs surrounding meth use, interactions with various systems and the social circumstances associated with their substance use.
The identities of the participants - most of whom were in their initial stages of recovery when they were interviewed - were kept confidential. In addition, the 61-page report states participants may have “accidentally or purposefully over or under reported their experiences or may misremember certain experiences due to the amount of time that has passed since the event.”
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Driver in border-crossing car chase pleads guilty
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and last updated 2021-04-22 00:07:03-04
MISSOULA â Rastesfaye Alpha Neil of Washington, D.C., accused of picking up three people who were suspected of crossing illegally into Montana from Canada and leading law enforcement on a
76-mile high-speed car chase that ended near Whitefish, admitted to an immigration crime on Wednesday.
Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said in a news release that Neil, 39 years old, pleaded guilty to transportation of illegal aliens as charged in an indictment. Neil faces a maximum five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy presided. Neil was detained pending further proceedings. Sentencing is scheduled for September 2.