United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa
04/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/28/2026 10:41
Dubuque Man Found Guilty of Possessing Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute it After Four Day Trial
A Dubuque man who possessed methamphetamine intending to distribute it was convicted by a jury on April 23, 2026, after a four-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
Justin Noel Allen, age 43, from Dubuque, Iowa, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. The verdict was returned following about four hours of jury deliberations.
The evidence at trial showed that law enforcement officers stopped Allen on March 24, 2025. During the stop, officers realized Allen had outstanding arrest warrants. Officers arrested Allen and located just over 15 grams of methamphetamine and one gram of fentanyl on his person. Allen was previously convicted of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine in 2017 in Illinois and a controlled substance violation in 2025 in Iowa. Expert witnesses established that 15 grams of methamphetamine was consistent with distribution amounts of methamphetamine, and not personal use.
Sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Allen remains in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing. Allen faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years' imprisonment and a possible maximum sentence of 40 years' imprisonment, a $5,000,000 fine, and a lifetime term of supervised release following any imprisonment.
The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Michael Hudson and Assistant United States Attorney Jack Lammers, and was investigated by Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Dubuque Drug Task Force, the Dubuque Police Department, the Dubuque County Sheriff's Office, and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Criminalistics Laboratory.
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The case file number is 25-CR-1029.
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