BILLINGS—A Laurel man who admitted to selling methamphetamine
in the community was sentenced on Wednesday to six years and eight months in
prison followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme
said.
Seth James Todd, 26, pleaded guilty in November to
conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth and to distribution of
meth as charged in an indictment.
U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided.
The prosecution said in court documents that in the summer
of 2017, drug task force officers worked with a confidential informant to buy
meth from a co-conspirator. The co-conspirator, who was convicted in federal
court, identified sources of supply in Spokane, where the co-conspirator
traveled numerous times and bought about 15 pounds of meth. Fifteen pounds of
meth is the equivalent of about 54,360 doses. Individuals from the Billings
area traveled with the co-conspirator on those trips to obtain meth for
personal use and for resale in the community. Todd made one trip to Spokane
with the co-conspirator, who sold a half-pound of meth to Todd. A different
confidential informant working with the task force bought meth from Todd.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori Suek prosecuted the case, which
was investigated by the Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
Task Force.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a U.S.
Department of Justice initiative to reduce violent crime. According to the FBI’s
Uniform Crime Reports, violent crime in Montana increased by 36% from 2013 to
2018. Through PSN, federal, tribal, state and local law enforcement partners in
Montana focus on violent crime driven by methamphetamine trafficking, armed
robbers, firearms offenses and violent offenders with outstanding warrants.
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