California Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Mailing Methamphetamine to Louisiana

Louisiana – Rachel Cesario, 43, of Riverside, California, was sentenced to five years in prison on June 16, 2022 in a federal court in Louisiana for using the mail for methamphetamine trafficking, according to U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.

Cesario pled guilty to using the mail in aid of racketeering on December 8, 2021, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1952(a) (3). Cesario and her co-conspirators, according to court documents, sold methamphetamine in multi-pound quantities. Cesario and her co-defendant, Allen Edgerson, were apprehended by law enforcement while mailing packages containing multiple pounds of methamphetamine to co-defendant Sheon Copprue in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Cesario was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100 by the Honorable Sarah S. Vance. Cesario’s co-defendants, Sheon Copprue and Tonya Calvin, have already pled guilty and await sentencing, and co-defendant Allen Edgerson was previously sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for his role in the conspiracy.

The work of the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Louisiana State Police was lauded by U.S. Attorney Evans. The prosecution is led by Assistant United States Attorney Nicholas D. Moses.

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