The United States Attorney’s Office
announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on April 26, 2012,
before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, LEIGH ANN RICHEY, a
29-year-old resident of Billings, appeared for sentencing. RICHEY was sentenced
to a term of:
•Prison: 60 months
•Special Assessment: $1,100
•Supervised Release: 3 years
RICHEY was sentenced in connection with
her guilty plea to being a felon-inpossession of a firearms, possession of
stolen firearms. and distribution of methamphetamine.
In an Offer of Proof filed by Assistant
U.S. Attorney Marcia K. Hurd, the government stated it would have proved at
trial the following:
On December 20, 2005, RICHEY was
convicted of a felony crime in Georgia which therefore prohibited her from
possessing firearms.
On December 19, 2010, RICHEY and another
person made contact with an undercover Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives agent in Billings. The two sold the agent a Glock, model 22, .40
caliber semi-auto pistol and 3.8 grams of methamphetamine, a Schedule II
controlled substance.
On January 5, 2011, RICHEY set up a
narcotics deal with the undercover agent for in Billings. She brokered a deal
via cell phone for two eightballs of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled
substance, from her source. RICHEY was present during the deal and received $40
for arranging the sale.
On September 30, 2011, RICHEY made
contact with an undercover agent in Billings. She sold the agent a stolen
Russian, model Mosin Nagant, Model 1891/30, 7.62 caliber bolt action rifle.
RICHEY boasted that she had personally stolen the rifle. RICHEY told the agent
that she had another stolen firearm to sell to him and made contact later in
the day. At that time, she sold the agent a stolen Savage, model 99, .300
caliber lever action rifle.
On October 11, 2011, RICHEY again made
contact with an undercover agent in Billings. She sold the agent a stolen
Savage, model 93R17, .17 caliber bolt action rifle and again boasted that she
had personally stolen the rifle.
On October 24, 2011, RICHEY once again
made contact with an undercover agent in Billings. She sold the agent a stolen
Ruger, model New Black Hawk, .357 caliber revolver that she again stated she
had personally stolen.
Because there is no parole in the
federal system, the “truth in sentencing” guidelines mandate that RICHEY will
likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system,
RICHEY does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for “good
behavior.” However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
The investigation was conducted by the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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