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Date: 08-16-2022
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United States of America v. Taylor Klein a/k/a Taylor Huemoeller
Case Number: 3:21-cr-30086-RAL
Judge: Roberto A. Lange
Court: United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (Hughes County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Pierre, South Dakota criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs.
Taylor Klein a/k/a Taylor Huemoeller, age 32, was convicted of of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Klein was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 14, 2021. She pled guilty on April 11, 2022. The conviction stems from Klein conspiring with others, including her husband, John Klein, to knowingly and intentionally distribute methamphetamine in and around central South Dakota. It was reasonably foreseeable to Klein that over 500 grams of methamphetamine was distributed during the course of the conspiracy.
Klein’s spouse, John Klein, who was also involved in the conspiracy was previously sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in the conspiracy.
This case was investigated by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force, FBI, South Dakota Highway Patrol, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan Dilges prosecuted the case.
Klein was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
21 U.S.C §§ 846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A); CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
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Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 120 months imprisonment; 5 years supervised release; $1,000.00 fine; $100.00 special assessment.
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