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(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- A western Iowa man has pleaded guilty to illegally selling controlled substances and 50-different types of prescription drugs. Jon Stidham of McClelland, near Council Bluffs, admitted selling drugs over the internet that require prescriptions between 2015 and 2018. Investigators say Stidham sold hundreds of thousands of doses, without valid prescriptions and profited a half million dollars. He faces up to 15-years in prison, a $750,000 fine, $200 in special assessments, and up to life on supervised release after prison. The plea agreement also includes an agreement that Stidham will forfeit illegal profits of $527,510.
Stidham was convicted of conspiracy to deliver, distribute or dispense methyltestosterone, a Schedule III controlled substance, by means of the Internet without a valid prescription and without complying with federal and Iowa licensing requirements. Stidham was also convicted of one count of conspiracy to introduce misbranded drugs into interstate commerce with intent to defraud or mislead and to commit mail fraud.
In a plea agreement, Stidham admitted that he operated a business called Kennel Supply, LLC. Kennel Supply supplied a variety of items used for the operation of kennels and the care of farm animals at the brick-and-mortar location.
Investigators Kennel Supply sold controlled substances and non-controlled prescription drugs that require prescriptions over the internet.
Sentencing before United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams will be set after a presentence report is prepared. Stidham remains free on bond pending sentencing.