Long Criminal History Includes 26 Adult Convictions
An Iowa man responsible for selling methamphetamine was sentenced January 8, 2020, to seven years in federal prison.
David Joe McVay, age 40, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison sentence after a July 22, 2019 guilty plea to distribution of methamphetamine.
Information disclosed at sentencing and at his plea hearing showed that in March 2017, McVay sold methamphetamine to a confidential source. Evidence also showed that McVay not only sold methamphetamine, but also manufactured it. In total, he was involved with over a kilogram of methamphetamine. At times, McVay made up to $4,000 a month in drug sales. He also provided methamphetamine in exchange for Sudafed, a medication commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine. McVay has a long criminal history, totally 26 adult criminal convictions. He has nine prior controlled substance convictions.
McVay was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Robertson was sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a four-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ashley Corkery and investigated by the Vinton Police Department, Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Benton County Attorney’s Office, the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Hiawatha Police Department, Cedar Rapids Police Department, Independence Police Department, Iowa Department of Correctional Services, Tama County Sheriff’s Office, and Sumner Police Department.
Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.
The case file number is 19-CR-00051.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
