October 9, 2014

Activity in the United States Attorney’s Office

Juan Roberto Andrade-Andrade, 40, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on October 8, 2014, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Andrade-Andrade 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.

Santiago Piucana-Mendez, 38, of Mexico, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on October 8, 2014, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Piucana-Mendez was arrested in Laramie, 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.

Jamie Sanchez-Garcia, 31, of Mexico, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on October 8, 2014, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Sanchez-Garcia was arrested in Laramie, 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.

Marvin Iverson, 66, of Burlington, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on October 8, 2014, for bank fraud. Iverson was arrested in Burlington, Wyoming. He received 33 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and restitution in the amount of $29,358.29. This case was investigated by the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office, the Cody Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Senacia Jamie Mert, 23, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on October 3, 2014, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute 608 grams of methamphetamine. Mert was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She received 92 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and a $200.00 fine. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Magen Nichole Stuart, 26, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on October 3, 2014, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute 718 grams of methamphetamine. Stuart was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She received 84 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and a $500.00 fine. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Steven Paul Burns, 26, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on October 2, 2014, for possession of stolen mail. Burns appeared pursuant to a summons. He received one year of supervised probation and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $3,098.58. This case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General.