FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 17, 2008
KATHY TORRES-WILSON 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 17, 2008, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, KATHY TORRES-WILSON, a resident of Denver, Colorado, appeared for sentencing. TORRES-WILSON was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 72 months
- Special Assessment: $100
- Supervised Release: 5 years
TORRES-WILSON was sentenced in connection with her 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:
From approximately May 6, 2005, up to and including an unknown date in May of 2006, WILSON and several other individuals were involved in a conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine in the Billings area.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that TORRES-WILSON will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, TORRES-WILSON 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 conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
