FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 10, 2008
MATHEW ANTHONY 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 July 10, 2008, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, MATHEW ANTHONY, a resident of Watford City, North Dakota, appeared for sentencing. ANTHONY was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 78 months
- Special Assessment: $100
- Supervised Release: 3 years
ANTHONY was sentenced after having been found guilty during a 2-day trial of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that ANTHONY will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, ANTHONY does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheila R. Kolar prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
