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Sentences For April 22- 25, 2013

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

Darwin Haar, 45, of Glenrock, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on April 25, 2013, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distributing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Haar was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 100 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and a $900.00 fine. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.

James William Goelz, 75, of Wheatland, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on April 24, 2013, for possession of child pornography. Goelz was arrested in Wheatland, Wyoming. He received two months of imprisonment, to be followed by ten years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and a $400.00 fine. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Nicolas Counts, 26, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on April 24, 2013, for being a felon in possession of firearms. Counts was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. He received 37 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment and a $400.00 fine. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Marcus Ernell Morris, 33, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on April 24, 2013, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 273.2 grams of methamphetamine. Morris was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 120 months of imprisonment, to be followed by eight 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.

Raul Gonzalez, 28, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl on April 24, 2013, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Gonzalez was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 46 months of imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release, 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.

Corey T. Femling, 26, of Glenrock, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on April 23, 2013, for being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm. Femling was arrested in Glenrock, Wyoming. He received two years probation and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Thomas Fournier, 41, of Casper, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on April 22, 2013, for bank fraud. Fournier was arrested in Casper, Wyoming. He received time served, to be followed by three years of supervised release, was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment, a $4,000.00 fine and restitution in the amount of $21,833.54. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Mitchell Gilliam, 43, of Green River, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on April 22, 2013, for being a felon in possession of ammunition. Gilliam was arrested in Green River, Wyoming. He received 180 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three 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 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Updated July 14, 2015