GARY ALLAN SCHLAKE 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 Missoula, on April 20, 2007, before Chief U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, GARY ALLAN SCHLAKE, a 35-year-old resident of Missoula, appeared for sentencing. SCHLAKE was sentenced to a term of:

Prison: 210 months, consecutive to another sentence

Special Assessment: $100

Supervised Release: life

SCHLAKE was sentenced after having been found guilty during a 2-day trial of coercion and enticement.

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

The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Flathead County Sheriff's Office.

United States Attorney's Office for the District of Montana

P.O. Box 1478

Billings, MT 59103

CONTACT
Kurt Alme
First Assistant U.S. Attorney
(406) 247-4669