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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The United States Attorney’s Office says Omar Perez-Ochoa, 31 of Sioux Falls, is found guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments.
Another man, John Radermacher, 41 Couderay, Wisconsin, is also found guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, in the same federal jury trial here in Sioux Falls.
The pair were indicted by a federal grand jury in September.
Both Perez-Ochoa and Radermacher were involved in a large-scale methamphetamine distribution organization operating out of Sioux Falls and the surrounding areas.
Perez-Ochoa became a drop location for multiple pounds of meth, along with payments of thousands of dollars for the drug, to ultimately be wired or otherwise transferred down to Mexican sources.
Both defendants are remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Perez-Ochoa’s charges carry a maximum penalty of life in custody and/or a $10 million fine, as well as five years of supervised release.
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