The U.S. Attorney's Office in Wyoming has announced several recent federal sentences across various cases involving child pornography, drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and illegal reentry into the United States.
Justin Michael Lamb, a 29-year-old from Casper, Wyoming, received a 25-year prison sentence followed by 15 years of supervised release for producing child pornography. "In May of 2023, a Wyoming probation agent was supervising the defendant after he was convicted of failing to register as a sex offender," court documents revealed. Lamb failed to report and update his registration while dating a minor. The investigation led to over 100 files of inappropriate material being discovered on his digital devices. Judge Alan B. Johnson sentenced him on December 4th in Cheyenne.
Gregory Scott Gage, also from Casper and aged 31, was sentenced to ten years in prison with an additional decade under supervision for possessing obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse as a repeat offense. His case began when authorities were alerted about potential files on his electronic devices while under probation for similar charges. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Judge Kelly H. Rankin on December 5th.
In drug trafficking and firearms cases, Larry Arguijo from Douglas faced charges for being a felon with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of firearms. He was sentenced to nearly four years in prison followed by three years supervised release by Chief Judge Scott W. Skavdahl.
Howard George Lujan from Riverton was given time served until January 6th next year with subsequent supervision for firearm possession as a felon; Kenneth Levi Crawford from Cody received just over one year plus three years supervised release for similar charges involving illegal firearm possession.
Regarding immigration violations, Arnulfo Perez-Gomez from Guatemala was sentenced to six months imprisonment before deportation following an arrest related to state drug charges without permission to reenter the U.S., determined during ICE's investigation.
Margarito Sanchez-Velazquez and Vitaliano Garcia-Mendez were both found guilty of illegal reentry into the United States after previous deportations and will be deported again following their respective sentences imposed by Judge Alan B. Johnson.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office continues its role in prosecuting such cases while participating in programs like Project Safe Childhood against child exploitation crimes and Project Safe Neighborhoods targeting gun crime reduction.
For more information or reporting federal crimes visit: https://www.justice.gov/actioncenter/report-crime