Dubuque, IA – Jacob Patrick Demaio, age 42, and Codi Lyn Demaio, age 35, both from Dubuque, Iowa, have pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of protected locations in Dubuque.
A federal court in Cedar Rapids heard the case, where the brother and sister duo were found guilty of one count of conspiring to distribute at least 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, and at least 50 grams of actual (pure) methamphetamine, within 1,000 feet of a protected location.
Evidence presented in court showed that Jacob Demaio sold hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine to multiple people between 2019 and 2022. He arranged for drug transactions to occur at stash houses located in Dubuque within 1,000 feet of schools and playgrounds. Drug customers dropped off hundreds of thousands of dollars at those stash houses; that money was intended for Jacob Demaio.
Codi Demaio also sold pounds of methamphetamine to several people in Dubuque between 2019 and 2022. On two occasions when her brother was incarcerated, she took over his drug operation and sold tens of pounds of methamphetamine. She was once instructed to go to California with $25,000 to buy drugs, though she instead traveled to Las Vegas and lost all of the money.
At plea hearings, Jacob and Codi Demaio admitted that they conspired to distribute at least 500 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, and at least 50 grams or more of actual (pure) methamphetamine, within 1,000 feet of a protected location.
Sentencing before United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Jacob and Codi Demaio remain in custody of the United States Marshal pending sentencing.
The brother and sister duo face a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and the following maximum penalties: not more than life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; a fine of not more than $20,000,000; a mandatory special assessment of $100; and a term of supervised release of at least 10 years and up to life.
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Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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