Amanda Marie Mele was sentenced following her guilty plea to Count 3 of a federal indictment charging her with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. ยง 841(a)(1). The offense occurred on September 13, 2024, according to court records. All remaining counts in the indictment were dismissed at the government's request.
Judge Kernodle recommended that the Bureau of Prisons provide Mele with "appropriate mental health and drug treatment while imprisoned" and that she be designated to Fort Worth Federal Medical Center if eligible. The court also ordered Mele to forfeit $5,000 in U.S. currency "together with all interest and proceeds traceable thereto."
The case proceeded through a guilty plea, with Mele represented by attorney Jeffrey Allen Wood. The judge imposed the sentence pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, with the prison term specifically ordered to run consecutively to any future sentences from pending charges in Cherokee County, Texas.
Following her prison term, Mele will serve five years of supervised release with mandatory drug testing and participation in substance abuse treatment programs. She is also barred from receiving federal benefits for five years and must provide DNA samples as directed by her probation officer.