sioux city man sentenced for crack conspiracy
Contact: Peter Deegan
A man who conspired to distribute crack cocaine was sentenced March 18, 2010, to more than 26 years in federal prison.
Anthony Brown, 43, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a November 24, 2009, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine. Brown was previously convicted of delivery of a schedule II simulated controlled substance, on December 14, 1995, and possession of a controlled substance, cocaine - 2nd offense, on December 28, 2005, both in the Woodbury County, Iowa District Court.
At the guilty plea, Brown admitted he was involved in a conspiracy that distributed more than 4,000 grams of crack cocaine in Sioux City from 2004 through February 18, 2009.
Brown was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett. Brown was sentenced to 320 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $100 was imposed. He must also serve a ten-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Brown is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and investigated by the Tri-State Drug Task Force based in Sioux City, Iowa, that consists of law enforcement personnel from the Drug Enforcement Administration; Sioux City, Iowa, Police Department; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office; South Sioux City, Nebraska, Police Department; Nebraska State Patrol; Iowa National Guard; Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; United States Marshals Service; South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation; Woodbury County Attorney’s Office; and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 09-4005.
