Sentencings for December 11 - December 17, 2015

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Sentencings for December 11 - December 17, 2015

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Dec. 17, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

Roman Palma-Flores, aka Ivan Ubence Cantarero-Hernandez, 43, of Honduras, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Dec. 17, 2015, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Palma-Flores was arrested in Buffalo, Wyoming. He received time served, plus 10 days, was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment, and is subject to deportation upon release from custody. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Jesus Fragozzo-Guarneros, aka Jesus Fragoso-Guarneros, 39, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on Dec. 17, 2015, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Fragozzo-Guarneros was arrested in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He received six months imprisonment, was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment, and is subject to deportation upon release from custody. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Afam Muojeke, 28, of Laurelton, New York, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on Dec. 15, 2015, for attempting to pass counterfeit obligations. Muojeke was arrested in Laurelton, New York. He received nine months unsupervised probation and was ordered to pay a $500.00 fine, a $100.00 special assessment and restitution in the amount of $40.00. This case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service.

Brent Peterson, 51, of Magna, Utah, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Dec. 14, 2015, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Peterson was arrested in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received 135 months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $500.00 fine and a $100.00 special assessment. This case results from an ongoing Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) joint investigation conducted by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations, and those primarily responsible for the nation’s illegal drug supply.

David Scott Goodwin, 44, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on Dec. 14, 2015, for attempted receipt of child pornography. Goodwin was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 72 months imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $400.00 fine and a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Sergio Miranda-Velazquez, aka Felipe Corona-Hernandez, 33, of Mexico, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Dec. 14, 2015, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Miranda-Velazquez was arrested in Gillette, Wyoming. He received 16 months imprisonment, was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment, and is subject to deportation upon release from custody. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Jesus Gomez-Valle, 30, of Mexico, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Dec. 14, 2015, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Gomez-Valle was arrested in Sheridan, Wyoming. He received time served, plus 10 days, was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment, and is subject to deportation upon release from custody. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Shasta Klistine Wesaw, 34, of Ft. Washakie, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on Dec. 11, 2015, for distributing five grams or less of methamphetamine and aiding and abetting. Wesaw was arrested in Riverton, Wyoming. She received five months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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