Sioux City Woman Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Conspiracy

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Burow was involved in the distribution of over 10 pounds of methamphetamine and caught with more methamphetamine while on pretrial release

Dominique Burow, 37, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on November 6, 2024, to 127 months' imprisonment. Burow pled guilty June 12, 2024, in federal court, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that from January 2022 and February 2023, Burow and others distributed more than 6 kilograms of methamphetamine in the Sioux City area. Evidence also showed that twice in 2022, Burow distributed or aided another in the distribution of methamphetamine to individuals cooperating with law enforcement. Burow admitted to obtaining at least nine pounds of meth from a number of sources to distribute in Sioux City, and to wiring drug proceeds to sources in Mexico and California. She was also caught with ½ pound of methamphetamine while on pre-trial release for her original charges.

Sentencing was held before United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand. Burow was sentenced to 127 months' imprisonment and must serve a term of five years of supervised release following the imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. Burow remains in custody of the United States Marshal until she can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Tri-State Drug Task Force based in Sioux City, Iowa, that consists of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration; Sioux City, Iowa, Police Department; Homeland Security Investigations; Woodbury County Sheriff's Office; South Sioux City, Nebraska, Police Department; Nebraska State Patrol; Iowa National Guard; Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; United States Marshals Service; South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation; and Woodbury County Attorney's Office.

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 23-4038. Follow us on X @USAO_NDIA.

Updated November 7, 2024