06/13/2025 | Press release | Archived content
BILLINGS - A Billings woman who facilitated drug trafficking in Billings was sentenced today to 120 months in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
Tashauna Lee Goss, 33, pleaded guilty in December 2024 to one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Chief U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided.
The government alleged in court documents that in 2023, agents with the DEA investigated a drug trafficking organization based in Billings, Montana that was operating out of Tashauna Goss' house. Goss was identified as working with Hispanic males trafficking drugs from Washington state.
Agents obtained information from a number of individuals throughout the investigation that Goss allowed these Hispanic males from Washington to use her house as a "stash house." It was reported these individuals brought to Montana pounds of methamphetamine. Goss sold methamphetamine from these individuals to lower-level dealers in Billings.
Agents conducted a series of controlled buys from various individuals. On November 23, 2023, a controlled source purchased 52 grams of actual methamphetamine from Anthony Enemyhunter, one of Goss's co-defendants who previously was sentenced to 128 months in prison for his involvement in drug trafficking. Enemyhunter received the meth he sold during the controlled buy from Goss and another co-defendant, Anita Ballesteros, who received a sentence of 96 months in prison in December 2024.
On January 19, 2024, agents executed a search warrant at Goss' residence. They seized several firearms, a large amount of cash, and some methamphetamine. Two baggies of meth were located in Goss's bedroom and weighed 2.65 grams and 7.7 grams, respectively.
Text messages retrieved from Ballesteros's phone indicated Goss was selling methamphetamine in ounce quantities. On December 23, 2023, Goss texted Ballesteros, "I'm taking a break to get the heat off me just not gonna be moving like I was."
Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie Patten prosecuted the case. The investigation was conducted by the DEA, ATF, State of Montana Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Montana Highway Patrol.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.
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Keri Leggett
Acting Public Affairs Officer
keri.leggett@usdoj.gov