Dubuque Woman Sentenced to Prison for Her Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

Katie Kammerude, age 39, from Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced on November 19, 2025, to over nine years in federal prison.

Kammerude received the prison term after a June 3, 2025, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute over 500 grams of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine, and 50 grams of pure methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice.”           

Evidence at the sentencing showed that between July 2024 and September 9, 2024, defendant drove to Des Moines, Davenport, and Iowa City to pick up large amounts of methamphetamine.  Kammerude then drove back to Dubuque, where she sold it to others.  On three occasions, the police pulled Kammerude over.  During the traffic stops, police found methamphetamine in Kammerude’s car.  They found between several ounces to a couple of pounds of methamphetamine each stop.  In total, Kammerude was responsible for over 5,000 grams of methamphetamine.     

Kammerude was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams.  Kammerude was sentenced to 109 months’ imprisonment. She must also serve a five-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system. 

This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Ashley Corkery and Dillan Edwards, with the assistance of Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office, and Dubuque Police Department. 

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

The case file number is 25-CR-1024.  Follow us on X @USAO_NDIA.