Sentences in the United States Attorney’s Office

Dustan Gooden, 40, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on March 26, 2012 for mail fraud. Gooden voluntary surrendered in Cheyenne. He received 21 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. A restitution determination will be made within 60 days. This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Postal Inspection Service.

Jeannie Tonette Mata, 38, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on March 23, 2012 for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams to 200 kilograms of cocaine. Mata was arrested in Cheyenne. She received 60 months of imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and a $250 fine. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Janet Rae Hauer, 44, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on March 23, 2012 for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams to 200 kilograms of cocaine. Hauer was arrested in Cheyenne. She received 60 months of imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment and a $200 fine. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Christopher Dennis Bascus, 44, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on March 22, 2012 on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute five to 15 kilograms of cocaine and one count of distribution of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school. Bascus was arrested in Cheyenne. He received 216 months of imprisonment, to be followed by eight years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $200 special assessment and a $4,800 fine. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Cory Joe Havner, 39, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on March 22, 2012 for possession with intent to distribute 50 to 200 grams of methamphetamine. Havner was arrested in Cheyenne. He received 60 months of imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. This case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.