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The United States Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
MARGARET LOU MORSETTE , GINA MARIE MORSETTE, and DEANNA DAWN MORSETTE 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 Great Falls, on April 26, 2007, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, MARGARET LOU MORSETTE, age 59, GINA MARIE MORSETTE, age 37, and DEANNA DAWN MORSETTE, age 36, residents of Great Falls, appeared for sentencing.
MARGARET MORSETTE was sentenced to the following term in connection with her guilty plea to conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with the intent to distribute:
Prison: 108 months
Special Assessment: $100
Supervised Release: 5 years
GINA MARIE MORSETTE was sentenced to the following term in connection with her guilty plea to conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with the intent to distribute:
Prison: 108 months
Special Assessment: $100
Supervised Release: 5 years
DEANNA DAWN MORSETTE was sentenced to the following term in connection with her guilty plea to distribution of methamphetamine:
Prison: 60 months
Special Assessment: $100
Supervised Release: 4 years
In Offer of Proofs filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
Between approximately March of 2003 and September of 2004, MARGARET MORSETTE, and her two daughters, GINA MORSETTE and DEANNA MORSETTE, and other individuals were involved in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine in the Great Falls area.
A confidential source would have testified that he/she began to purchase methamphetamine directly from DEANNA MORSETTE beginning in December of 2003. The confidential source would have also testified he/she received a total amount of at least 900 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine from DEANNA MORSETTE.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that they will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, they do 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 Joseph E. Thaggard prosecuted these cases for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Great Falls Police Department.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) 246-4669