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Press Release

Sentencings for August 1 - August 10, 2017

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Wyoming

Michelle Lisa Stout, 33, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on August 10, 2017, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and theft of mail. Stout was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She received 41 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $200.00 special assessment and $17,247.29 in restitution. This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service.

Anibal Ulloa-Martinez, 35, of Saba, Colon, Honduras, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on August 10, 2017, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Ulloa-Martinez was arrested in Jackson, Wyoming. He received time served, plus ten 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.

Isidoro Arizandi Sosa-Garcia, 27, of Apizaco, Tlaxcala, Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on August 9, 2017, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Sosa-Garcia was arrested in Jackson, Wyoming. He received time served, plus ten 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.

Mariano Velasco-Perez, 44, of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on August 9, 2017, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Velasco-Perez was arrested in Jackson, Wyoming. He received time served, plus ten 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.

Amie Marie Lindauer, 46, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on August 8, 2017, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Lindauer was arrested in Sheridan, Wyoming. She received 63 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and $500.00 in restitution. This case results from an ongoing Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) joint investigation conducted by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. 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.

Aaron James Blake, 41, of Gillette, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on August 3, 2017, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Blake was arrested in Gillette, Wyoming. He received 120 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and $500.00 in restitution. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Evanston Police Department.

Jude James Jenkins, 26, of Arapahoe, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on August 1, 2017, for assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Jenkins was arrested in Fort Washakie, Wyoming. He received 38 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and $39,724.21 in restitution. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Matthew Wade Howard, 32, of Riverton, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on August 1, 2017, for possession of firearm by a person subject to a domestic violence protective order, possession of stolen firearm, and possession of an unregistered firearm. Howard was arrested in Lander, Wyoming. He received 54 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $300.00 special assessment and a $300.00 fine. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office.

Updated August 10, 2017

Topics
Drug Trafficking
Financial Fraud
Firearms Offenses
Immigration
Violent Crime
Press Release Number: 17-033