Tag: Wyoming
Giovanny J. Hernandez, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Wyoming 2026
A 36-year-old man from Jackson, Wyoming, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution ring. Giovanny J. Hernandez, 36, of Jackson, Wyoming, was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment with one year of supervised release to follow for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, in March 2025,…
John Eldon Rimmasch, Wire Fraud and Knowing Endangerment, Wyoming 2026
⏱ 2 min read A federal jury found John Eldon Rimmasch and Wasatch Railroad Contractors guilty of wire fraud and knowing endangerment after exposing workers to asbestos during a restoration project in Wyoming. The case involved a contract to restore a historic railcar owned by the National Park Service, but Wasatch Railroad Contractors botched the…
Zakary Faccio, Fentanyl Trafficking, Wyoming 2024
⏱ 2 min read Zakary Faccio, a 35-year-old from Chandler, Arizona, was sentenced to 67 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl in Wyoming. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on May 5. Faccio’s crime involved using the U.S. Postal Service to send a package containing…
Brett Lattin, Mail and Wire Fraud, Wyoming 2006
GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE: A former Construction Supervisor from Wyoming has been forced to pay back nearly a million dollars in restitution after being convicted of mail and wire fraud in a scheme that defrauded Marathon Oil Company. Brett Lattin, a former supervisor at Marathon Oil Company, was sentenced on June 18, 2010, in the United…
James Robert Smith, Child Molestation, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read In Wyoming, a disturbing reality is being confronted head-on: child abuse and neglect. This April, U.S. Attorney Darin Smith is teaming up with local communities to observe National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a crucial effort to protect the state’s most vulnerable citizens. The initiative aims to prevent child abuse and neglect…
Derek A. Fulfer, Making Threats in Interstate Commerce, Colorado 2025
⏱ 2 min read Derek A. Fulfer, a 31-year-old Casper man, made a string of antisemitic threats against the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) offices in Colorado and Texas on March 5, 2025. The threats, which included explicit violence against people of Jewish faith, were made in four rapid-fire phone calls. When no one picked up, Fulfer…
Derek A. Fulfer, Transmitting Threats in Interstate Commerce, Colorado 2025
⏱ 2 min read Derek A. Fulfer, a 31-year-old Casper man, made a string of antisemitic threats against the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) offices in Colorado and Texas on March 5, 2025. The threats, which included explicit violence against people of Jewish faith, were made in four rapid-fire phone calls. When no one picked up, Fulfer…
Joshua Michael Archuleta, Fentanyl Distribution, Wyoming 2022
Cheyenne, WY – Joshua Michael Archuleta, 34, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, is headed to federal prison after receiving a 39-month sentence for distributing fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson handed down the sentence on October 11, 2022, alongside a five-year term of supervised release. Archuleta was also ordered to pay $500 in community restitution…
Michael Langley, Possession of Firearm with Obliterated Serial Number, Wyoming 2022
Cheyenne, WY – Michael Langley, 26, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, is facing serious federal charges after being caught with a firearm he shouldn’t have – and one deliberately scrubbed of its identifying marks. Federal prosecutors allege Langley, already a convicted felon, possessed a gun with an obliterated serial number, making it virtually untraceable. The case surfaced…
Patrick Charles Schutz, Possession of Firearms, Wyoming 2022
CASPER, WY – Patrick Charles Schutz, 38, of Casper, Wyoming, is facing serious federal charges after being arraigned on November 29th for possession of firearms despite a prior felony conviction. The case, spearheaded by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), highlights the continued struggle to keep weapons out of the hands of…
