Chicago Man Sells Crack Cocaine to Same Undercover Cop 10 Times: Prosecutor

Michael Allen, 34 | Cook County Sheriff

Chicago, IL, June 3, 2016 -- A Chicago man was arrested after he sold crack-cocaine to the same undercover cop ten times in the past month, prosecutors said Thursday in court.

Michael Allen, 34, appeared before Cook County Judge Peter Felice on ten felony charges of delivery of controlled substance.

The prosecutor said that Allen sold varying amounts of crack cocaine to the same undercover police officer at the same location near the area of 85th Street and Pulaski Road in Chicago.

Allen is alleged to have met the undercover cop on the dates of May 3, May 7, May 11, May 14, May 17, May 21, May 23, May 24, May 25 and May 26.

He was arrested on June 1 when he again met the undercover cop in a prearranged crack-cocaine sale, the prosecutor said.

Allen used the same cell phone and drove the same vehicle to all the controlled buys. Most of the purchases were made for $50 in prerecorded funds, according to the allegations.

Allen’s cell phone was found inside his car at the time of his arrest, as well as $2,300 in cash, the prosecutor said.

The contraband reportedly field-tested positive for crack cocaine.

Allen served four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on a 2004 burglary conviction. He also has prior convictions for possession of a controlled substance in 2002 and 1999.

Judge Felice set bail for each count at $50,000, for a total amount of $500,000.

The prosecutor requested an order for source of funds should Allen bond out.

Allen’s next court hearing is scheduled for June 21 in Bridgeview.