BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Angela Marie Klinkhamer, 44, of Caldwell, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and conspiring to commit money laundering, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced on Tuesday.
According to court records, Klinkhamer and her coconspirators engaged in a conspiracy to distribute drugs, including bath salts (alpha-PHP or synthetic cathinone). Klinkhamer’s role in the conspiracy involved renting a mailbox where the drugs were shipped from overseas and distributing them to others.
She also collected over $10,000 in drug proceeds for the organization, which she provided to codefendants through bank transactions and crypto currency exchanges. Klinkhamer took steps to conceal the nature and source of the drug proceeds when conducting financial transactions.
Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also sentenced Klinkhamer to serve three years of supervised release following her prison sentence. Klinkhamer pleaded guilty on Nov. 28, 2022.
Codefendant Laura Denise Russell, 65, of Boise, is scheduled to enter a guilty plea on April 4, 2023. Codefendants Troy Thomas Wheeler, 48, of Meridian, and Michael Robert Osborn, 39, of Boise, are scheduled for trial to begin June 20, 2023.
U.S. Attorney Hurwit credited the cooperative efforts of Homeland Security Investigations, IRS Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which led to the charges.