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United States Attorney Marty J. Jackley announced today that on
May 14, 2007, Tanya Elk Boy, age 29, of Pine Ridge was sentenced
by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier to 120 months imprisonment,
five years supervised release, and ordered to pay $100 to the Victim's
Assistance Fund. Elk Boy was originally indicted by a federal grand
jury in July 2006 for conspiracy to distribute cocaine following
an investigation conducted by the FBI and ATF. The charge relates
to a drug conspiracy, involving others, between late 2002 and early
2006. On February 9, 2007, Elk Boy pled guilty to conspiracy to
distribute cocaine. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Mara M. Kohn.
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