51-Year-Old Sioux City Man Sentenced to federal prison for crack conspiracy conviction
Contact: Peter Deegan
A man who conspired to distribute crack cocaine was sentenced June 20, 2011, to 10 years in federal prison.
Robert McNairy, 51, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a February 10, 2011, jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of conspiring to distribute crack cocaine and two counts of distributing crack cocaine.
Evidence at trial showed McNairy conspired to distribute more than 28 grams of crack cocaine in Sioux City from January 2010 through about August 2010. During the conspiracy, McNairy and his co-conspirators acquired crack cocaine in Omaha, Nebraska, for distribution to customers in Sioux City. McNairy was also found guilty of selling crack cocaine to an individual cooperating with law enforcement on two occasions, including one time within 1000 feet of a public school. McNairy was previously convicted of felony possession of crack cocaine in 1994, in the state of Michigan.
McNairy was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett. McNairy was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $300 was imposed. He must also serve an 8-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. McNairy 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 was 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; Homeland Security Investigations; 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; and Woodbury County Attorney’s Office.
Court file information is available at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 10-4083.
