SIOUX FALLS – First Assistant United States Attorney Gregg Peterman announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on September 21, 2026. Ryan Tulio, 41, was sentenced to four years and nine months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Tulio was indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance by a federal grand jury in July 2025. He pleaded guilty on June 29, 2026.
Tulio was part of a drug trafficking organization that was obtaining methamphetamine from Arizona and then distributing it in the Sioux Falls area. Tulio was personally involved with distributing approximately 2 ½ pounds of methamphetamine during his involvement in the conspiracy. This case was investigated by United States Postal Inspection Service and the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Hodges prosecuted the case.
Tulio was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.