FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
BRANDON MOSIER 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 February 12, 2008, before U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, BRANDON MOSIER, a 27-year-old resident of Billings, appeared for sentencing. MOSIER was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 120 months
- Special Assessment: $100
- Supervised Release: 5 years
MOSIER was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
At the sentencing proceeding, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
MOSIER was involved in a conspiracy with other individuals to possess with the intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine in the Billings area.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that MOSIER will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, MOSIER 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 James E. Seykora prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force.
