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The final chapter in the court case against former Green River Fire Department Chief Mike Nomis concluded Thursday after an argued sentencing hearing.
Nomis plead guilty to felony theft and misdemeanor wrongful appropriation of public property during a change of plea hearing Sept. 8. He was sentenced to between three and seven years in the Wyoming Penitentiary for the felony charge, one year in jail to be served concurrently with the felony change for the misdemeanor count and ordered to pay $60,304.74 in restitution and finds by Third District Court Judge Suzannah Robinson during the argued sentencing hearing.
GREEN RIVER Former Green River Fire Department Chief Mike Nomis has been sentenced to 3-7 years in prison for the theft of nearly $60,000 from the department.
Nomis was arrested along with his wife Stephanie back in May after a lengthy investigation revealed the couple stole nearly $100,000 from the GRFD Foundation coffers from 2017-2019.
Nomis initially pleaded not guilty to one felony theft count and one misdemeanor count of misappropriation of public property. He later changed that plea in September, and had his sentencing today.
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Nomis and his attorney John LaBuda asked the court for probation. But Third District Court Judge Suzannah Robinson said the aggravating factors in the case outweighed the mitigating factors and that probation was not appropriate.