Idaho Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Related Charges
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POCATELLO – An Idaho Falls man plead guilty Friday in United States District Court to distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson said.
According to the plea agreement, an undercover officer met with Gerardo Botello at his residence in Idaho Falls. At that meeting the undercover officer purchased 53.7 grams of actual methamphetamine from Botello.
Botello’s charge is punishable by ten years to life in prison, a maximum fine of ten million dollars, and at least five years of supervised release.
Sentencing is set for October 21, 2015, before Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill at the federal courthouse in Pocatello.