https://www.kotatv.com/2025/12/10/two-men-sentenced-fentanyl-trafficking-money-laundering-south-dakota/

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A Sioux Falls man and a Phoenix man have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms for their roles in a fentanyl-trafficking and money-laundering conspiracy.

On Dec. 1, Fame Cobbs, 40, of Sioux Falls, was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Cobbs was also ordered to pay a $200 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. In a separate case, Cobbs received an additional 18-month sentence for assaulting a federal officer, which will run concurrently.

Mario Taylor, 34, of Phoenix, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $200 special assessment.

Investigators determined Taylor supplied thousands of fentanyl pills from Arizona, shipping packages to Cobbs and others in Sioux Falls. Authorities linked at least 18 packages, each containing 2,000 to 4,000 pills, totaling an estimated 35,000 fentanyl pills. Cobbs and Taylor used Cash App to transfer drug proceeds.

Cobbs continued violent behavior while in custody awaiting his sentence, including flooding his jail cell and kicking an officer during a struggle.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, IRS Criminal Investigation, the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force, and the U.S. Marshals Service. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mark Hodges and Meghan Dilges prosecuted the case.