Flandreau Man Sentenced for Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury

SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Flandreau, South Dakota, man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. The sentencing took place on June 17, 2024.

Jeremy James Simon, age 27, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

Simon was indicted by a federal grand jury in April of 2022. He pleaded guilty on March 27, 2024.

The conviction stemmed from an incident on September 23, 2021, when Simon intentionally distributed fentanyl to a third party who smoked the fentanyl and died. Fentanyl is a Schedule II controlled substance. Simon is the second person to be sentenced for the death. Rundial Biliu of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, sold the pills to Simon that he ultimately gave to the victim. Biliu was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison in April of 2023.

This case was investigated by the FBI and the Flandreau Santee Tribal Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Hodges prosecuted the case.

Simon was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.