Box Elder woman sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for trafficking drugs on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation

USAO Press Release on June 12, 2025

GREAT FALLS – A Box Elder woman who trafficked large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl while possessing a firearm on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 210 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said…

Billings man sentenced to 63 months in prison for possessing unregistered firearm

USAO Press Release on June 11, 2025

BILLINGS – A Billings man who possessed an unregistered firearm was sentenced today to 63 months in prison to be followed by 3 of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

Derek Joseph Velarde, 37, pleaded guilty in February 2025 to one count of possession of an unregistered…