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Date: 04-24-2024
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Case Number: 21-CR-01094
Judge: Susan M. Brnovich
Court: The United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Maricopa County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Phoenix
Defendant's Attorney: David A. Black
Description:
Former Maricopa County Deputy Public Defender Sentenced for Drug Trafficking
Sally Joyce Nyemba, 33, of Phoenix, was sentenced on to 18 months in prison . Nyemba pleaded guilty to Attempted Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on August 31, 2023.
Nyemba was a practicing attorney and is a former Maricopa County Deputy Public Defender. On May 11 and 12, 2020, Nyemba negotiated the purchase of two pounds of methamphetamine for $3,600 and 4,000 M30 pills for $10,000 from an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent.
On May 12, 2020, Nyemba met with the undercover DEA agent in Phoenix, and was arrested after she provided the agent $3,600 for the drugs. Agents searched Nyemba’s vehicle and seized approximately $14,158 in U.S. currency.
This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.
The Drug Enforcement Administration East Valley Drug Enforcement Task Force conducted the investigation in this case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, Phoenix, handled the prosecution.
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