The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Johnston in Great Falls on Feb. 16, 2017 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* DANIEL WILLIAM DOBLER, a 34-year-old resident of Lakewood, Washington, appeared on charges of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property and interstate transportation of stolen property. If convicted of the most serious charge contained in the indictment, DOBLER faces 10 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Montana Highway Patrol, Valley County Sheriff’s Office, and Minot North Dakota Police Department. PACER Case Reference. 17-04
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Lynch in Missoula on Feb. 16, 2017 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* NATHAN SCOTT CROWLEY, a 37-year-old resident of Trout Creek, appeared on charges of felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the charge contained in the indictment, CROWLEY faces life in prison, $250,000 in fines and 5 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Sanders County Sheriff’s Office, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. PACER Case Reference. 16-46
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Johnston in Great Falls on Feb. 13, 2017 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* VANESSA DAWN VALLIER, a 33-year-old resident of Great Falls, appeared on charges of theft of mail, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and misuse of a passport. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, VALLIER faces 20 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service and Great Falls Police Department. PACER Case Reference. 17-12
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Johnston in Great Falls on February 6, 2017 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* RYAN GEORGE BREDESON, a 34-year-old resident of Great Falls, appeared on charges of theft of mail, and wire fraud. If convicted of the most serious charge contained in the indictment, BREDESON faces 20 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service and Great Falls Police Department. PACER Case Reference. 17-12
If any of the above cases are of interest to your media organization and the community it serves, we encourage you to monitor the progress of the case regularly through the U.S. District Court calendar and the PACER system so that you stay current and not miss any important developments in the case.
To establish a PACER account, which will allow you to review documents filed in the case, please go to, http://www.pacer.gov/register.html. To access the district court’s calendar, please go to https://ecf.mtd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/PublicCalendar.pl.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
