CHEYENNE – U.S. Attorney Christopher A. Crofts announced that Salt Lake City resident Karen Michelle Cox has been convicted in federal court.

A jury found Cox guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine after a five-day jury trial in the United States District Court in Cheyenne. Cox will be sentenced at a later date by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson. Cox faces a minimum sentence of ten years.

This case results from an ongoing Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) joint investigation conducted by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The principal mission of the OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money laundering organizations, and those primarily responsible for the nation’s illegal drug supply.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie I. Sprecher with the assistance of lead investigator, Special Agent Cody Ruiz with the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.