Adriana Terrazas-Pacheco, a resident of Casper, Wyoming, faced sentencing on April 17 for willful failure to file tax returns from 2017-2022. The IRS investigation revealed she had underreported her true income on filed returns. "Adriana Terrazas-Pacheco, 25, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced to one month in federal prison, five months of home confinement, and one year of supervised release for the Willful Failure to File a Tax Return," according to court documents. She will pay $48,039 in restitution, $4,387 for prosecution costs, and a $4,000 fine. The sentence was imposed by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl in Cheyenne under Case No. 24-CR-00003.
Curtis Wesley Rogers of Douglas, Wyoming, received a total of 240 months' imprisonment with 5 years of supervised release in two separate cases involving drug trafficking. One involved distributing fentanyl, resulting in a death in Wyoming; the other, a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Texas. Judge Skavdahl "imposed the sentence in Casper on April 15, 2025," requiring Rogers to compensate the Wyoming victim’s family with $9,219.78.
Dustin Trosper of the Wind River Reservation was sentenced to 60 months with three years of supervised release for carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Witnesses reported that Trosper fired at a victim during a fentanyl deal. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and FBI investigated, under prosecution by Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Elmore. "U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson imposed the sentence in Cheyenne on April 17."
Benjamin Cisneros from Cheyenne was sentenced to 120 months and five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon with a firearm. Authorities found a large drug cache and a firearm in his possession. "On Jan. 14, Cisneros waived indictment and pleaded guilty to an Information," as stated by court documents, with the sentence delivered by Judge Kelly H. Rankin on April 15.
In cases of illegal reentry, Alfredo Carlos Chong-Licea, Julio Lopez-Vazquez, and Miguel Ramos-Perez were sentenced to time served and deportation for reentering the U.S. illegally. ICE analyzed fingerprints confirming their unauthorized presence. Sentences were administered in Cheyenne by U.S. District Court judges in mid-April.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming leads these federal prosecution efforts, promoting public safety through programs like Project Safe Childhood and Operation Take Back America. Victims and community concerns are addressed through dedicated services.
Links to report federal crimes can be found at the U.S. Department of Justice's website.
