ROBERT WILLIE GREEN 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 May 12, 2006, before U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, ROBERT WILLIE GREEN, age 31, appeared for sentencing. GREEN was sentenced to a term of:

* ? Prison: 280 months
* ? Special Assessment: $600
* ? Supervised Release: 5 years

GREEN was sentenced after having been found guilty during a 4-day trial of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine; distribution of methamphetamine; and the use or possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.

Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that GREEN will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, GREEN 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 this case for the United States.

The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the City-County Special Investigation Unit located in Billings.