爱荷华州男子共谋贩运冰毒认罪：至少500克冰毒，面临最低10年监禁
美国司法部爱荷华北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，位于爱荷华州 Webster 县 Clare 市的57岁男子 Sean Paxson，11月4日在 Sioux City 的联邦法院认罪，被裁定一项共谋分销冰毒罪和一项分销冰毒罪成立。
在认罪听证会上，Paxson 承认，2024年7月至2026年7月间，他与他人共谋在 Fort Dodge 一带分销至少500克冰毒，其中至少150克为纯冰毒。2026年5月，执法人员利用线人对 Paxson 进行了五次控制购买，购得的纯冰毒总量超过180克。
量刑将由联邦地区法官 Leonard T. Strand 在量刑前调查报告完成后排定，Paxson 目前由美国法警局羁押候判。他面临最低10年、最高终身监禁，最高1,500万美元罚款，以及刑满后至少5年的监督释放。联邦刑事系统没有假释。
此案由助理联邦检察官 Shawn S. Wehde 起诉，调查机构包括爱荷华州缉毒执法局、Webster 县警长办公室、Fort Dodge 警察局、爱荷华州巡警、爱荷华州刑事调查局实验室以及 Webster 县检察官办公室。案件编号为 26-3034。（来源：美国司法部爱荷华北区联邦检察官办公室）
Iowa Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Conspiracy Involving at Least 500 Grams
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced that Sean Paxson, 57, of Clare, in Webster County, Iowa, pleaded guilty on November 4, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City, and was convicted of one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and one count of distributing methamphetamine.
At the plea hearing, Paxson admitted that from July 2024 through July 2026, he and others conspired to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine, including at least 150 grams of pure methamphetamine, in the Fort Dodge area. In May 2026, law enforcement, using informants, made five controlled buys of methamphetamine from Paxson totaling more than 180 grams of pure methamphetamine.
Sentencing before U.S. District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Paxson remains in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending sentencing. He faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years' imprisonment and a possible maximum of life imprisonment, a $15,000,000 fine, and at least five years of supervised release following any imprisonment.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn S. Wehde and was investigated by the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Webster County Sheriff's Office, the Fort Dodge Police Department, the Iowa State Patrol, the Iowa DCI Laboratory, and the Webster County Attorney's Office. The case file number is 26-3034. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa)
来源：美国司法部爱荷华北区联邦检察官办公室
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