SIOUX CITY MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR CRACK CONSPIRACY
Contact: Peter Deegan
A man who conspired to distribute crack cocaine was sentenced May 27, 2011, to 30 years in federal prison.
Allen Williams, 55, 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 four counts of distributing crack cocaine.
Evidence at trial showed Williams conspired to distribute crack cocaine in Sioux City from January 2010 through about August 2010. During the conspiracy, Williams and his co-conspirators acquired crack cocaine in Omaha, Nebraska, for distribution to customers in Sioux City. Williams was found guilty of selling crack cocaine on four occasions to an individual cooperating with law enforcement.
Williams was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett. Williams was sentenced to 360 months’ imprisonment. A special assessment of $500 was imposed. He must also serve a 6-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Williams 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; 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.
