MITCHELL, SD (Mitchell Now) — Two men have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking and money laundering conspiracy that moved tens of thousands of pills into South Dakota, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier issued the sentences on Dec. 1, 2025.
Fame Cobbs, 40, of Sioux Falls, received 24 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $200 special assessment. Cobbs was additionally sentenced in a separate case for Assault on a Federal Officer, receiving 18 months to run concurrently with the drug sentence.
Mario Taylor, 34, of Phoenix, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release, along with a $200 special assessment…