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Posted: Friday, September 18th, 2009 4:45 AM HST

Teacher who sold meth to be sentenced

By Associated Press

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — A Hilo elementary school teacher accused of trafficking methamphetamine is slated to be sentenced Oct. 13 in Honolulu federal court. Lynn Dionise has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute meth and two counts of using the telephone to conspire to possess the drug with intent to distribute. The 51-year-old Dionise could receive life in prison and be fined up to $4 million. Dionise was arrested last year after the Hilo Ice Task Force Unit had an informant buy drugs from her at her condominium. Police say they found the informant's money in the condo, as well as $13,000 in cash and packets containing 6.8 grams of crystal meth, or "ice." Before her arrest, Dionise was a special education teacher at Keaukaha Elementary School. (Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved)