Michael Wayne Bailey, Methamphetamine Distribution, Iowa 2021

Ex-Con Sentenced to 12 Years for Methamphetamine Distribution in Iowa

A man with a history of federal drug trafficking offenses has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine in Iowa.

Michael Wayne Bailey, 43, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, pleaded guilty to the charge on April 16, 2021, and was sentenced by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams in Cedar Rapids.

As part of his guilty plea, Bailey admitted to being involved in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from late 2019 to March 2020. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Emily K. Nydle and investigated by the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program.

OCDETF is a cooperative effort of law enforcement agencies, including the Cedar Rapids Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, the Marion Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Bailey was previously convicted in 2007 of federal conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of marijuana charges. He must also serve a ten-year term of supervised release after his prison term.

Bailey is currently being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case file number is 20-cr-78.

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