FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, October 26, 2007
WILLIE JAMES SEQUI, SR. SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Billings, on October 25, 2007, before U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, WILLIE JAMES SEQUI, SR., a 57-year-old resident of Busby, appeared for sentencing. SEQUI was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 170 months
- Special Assessment: $100
- Supervised Release: 5 years
SEQUI was sentenced after having been found guilty during a 3-day trial of aggravated sexual abuse.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that SEQUI will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, SEQUI does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori Harper Suek prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
