A Rapid City woman has been sentenced to federal prison for her role in a money laundering scheme tied to a cocaine trafficking operation that shipped drugs from Texas to western South Dakota.
A’Aliyah LeClaire, 30, was sentenced June 26 by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier to one year and one day in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release. She also was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment.
LeClaire pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to commit money laundering after being indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2025.
According to federal prosecutors, LeClaire helped move proceeds from a cocaine distribution operation by making deposits and allowing her financial accounts to be used to transfer money in an effort to conceal its source. Investigators said the conspiracy involved cocaine being mailed from a supplier in Texas to an individual in Rapid City.
LeClaire has been ordered to self-surrender to begin serving her sentence.
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