A 61-year-old Taylorville woman, Mary Scott, has been hit with a five-year federal sentence for peddling methamphetamine, officials said. Scott, already locked up for a similar state crime, received the 60-month sentence on January 12th, this according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of Illinois.
Scott will also face four years of supervised release after her stint behind bars. She had pleaded guilty to the federal charge last August. Notably, Scott is simultaneously serving a 15-year sentence handed down by the state of Illinois for a prior meth distribution conviction. The judgment by U.S. District Judge Colleen Lawless demands that Scott's new federal sentence run consecutively, with her existing state sentence, according to the official press release.
The case was the result of investigations led by the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, the United States Marshals Service, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Z. Weir was responsible for prosecution on behalf of the government. For meth possession with intent to distribute five grams or more, defendants could face up to 40 years in prison, along with a fine of up to $5 million, according to the Department of Justice.
