Man Who Distributed Fentanyl Powder Resulting in an Overdose Sentenced to Over 9 Years in Federal Prison

A man who sold fentanyl powder, pills containing fentanyl, and "ice" methamphetamine in Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced today to 188 months in federal prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances.

Alexander John Chapman, age 31, from Dubuque, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 20, 2024 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.

From March 2023 through December 2023, Chapman obtained controlled substances through the mail from three sources of supply in Arizona. While some of the packages with controlled substances were shipped directly to Chapman's residence in Dubuque, Chapman also had packages mailed to other addresses.

In May 2023, Chapman received a package from one of his suppliers containing fentanyl pills and fentanyl powder and re-distributed the substances to others.

An individual who used the fentanyl powder distributed by Chapman and overdosed. From March 2023 through December 2023, Chapman received at least 28 packages containing controlled substances from his sources of supply in Arizona.

Chapman was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Chapman was sentenced to 118 months' imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system. Chapman 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 Nicole L. Nagin, and it was investigated by the Dubuque Drug Task Force and the United States Postal Inspection Service, at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl. The case file number is 24-CR-01003.

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