Activity in the U.S. Attorney's Office

Drug Trafficking

Gloria Merina Wass, 64, of Hudson, Wyoming, was sentenced to time served and will be on supervised release for three years for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents, on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, the defendant sold an undercover law enforcement agent methamphetamine and agreed to sell him more in the future. The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation investigated the crime. Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy W. Gist prosecuted the case. Wass was indicted on Jan. 15, 2025, and pleaded guilty on March 3, 2025. U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentence on July 1, 2025, in Casper. Case No. 25-00021.

Illegal Reentry

Isauro Enriquez-Rios, 39, of Chihuahua, Mexico, was sentenced to time served and will be deported for illegal reentry into the United States. According to court documents, on May 6, 2025, Enriquez-Rios was arrested by the Wyoming Highway Patrol for a traffic-related offense in Casper. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was contacted, and they determined that Enriquez-Rios had previously been removed from the U.S. and had not applied for permission to reenter after being formally removed in January 2011. ICE investigated the crime, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook prosecuted the case. U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentence in Cheyenne on July 2, 2025. Case No. 25-CR-00093

About the United States Attorney’s Office

The United States Attorney’s Office is responsible for representing the federal government in virtually all litigation involving the United States in the District of Wyoming, including all criminal prosecutions for violations of federal law, civil lawsuits brought by or against the government, and actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers. The Office is involved in several programs designed to make our communities safer. They include:

Project Safe Childhood
Project Safe Childhood (PSC) is a DOJ initiative that combats the proliferation of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against children. The threat of sexual predators soliciting children for sexual contact is well-known and serious.

Operation Take Back America
Operation Take Back America is a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. It also streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

Victim Witness Program
The Victim Witness Coordinator for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming is dedicated to ensuring victims of federal crimes and their family members are treated with compassion, fairness, and respect.

To report a federal crime, go to: https://www.justice.gov/actioncenter/report-crime