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Colorado woman gets 11-year sentence for role in multistate drug trafficking ring

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— A Colorado woman received more than 11 years in federal prison for her role as a distributor in a multistate drug trafficking ring, according to the U.S.

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What happened

— A Colorado woman received more than 11 years in federal prison for her role as a distributor in a multistate drug trafficking ring, according to the U.S.

Why it matters

Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming.

Common ground

Attorney's Office said the multistate drug trafficking ring pumped large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl across state lines.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Nicole Rae Phipps, 42, was sentenced Sept. 16, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Scott W. Skavdahl to 133 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.”
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A specific news report confirms Nicole Rae Phipps, 42, was sentenced on Sept. 16, 2026, by Judge Scott W. Skavdahl to 133 months and five years of supervised release. Judge Skavdahl's identity as a US District Judge for Wyoming is verified via Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Donald Trump, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. There is one district court for each of the 94 federal judicial districts. Each district covers one U.S. state o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, a federal judge is a judge who serves on a court established under Article Three of the U.S. Constitution. Often called "Article III judges", federal judges include the chief jus…
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Claim 2: “Wiretaps and surveillance revealed the pair made weekly supply trips to Colorado to obtain methamphetamine and fentanyl”
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Two independent sources confirm that wiretaps/surveillance showed the pair (Phipps and Shrove) made trips to Colorado to obtain methamphetamine and fentanyl.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wiretaps and surveillance revealed the pair made weekly supply trips to Colorado to obtain methamphetamine and fentanyl, according to the release.
https://www.kktv.com/2026/09/25/colorado-woman-gets-11-year-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shrove often made trips to his supplier in Colorado (including Denver) with Phipps alongside, per the document.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-woman-7-convi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Methamphetamine
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Claim 3: “Investigators calculated Phipps was conservatively responsible for trafficking between 22 and 44 pounds of methamphetamine”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in the search results regarding the specific calculation of 22 to 44 pounds of methamphetamine for Phipps.
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Claim 4: “the multistate drug trafficking ring pumped large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl across state lines.”
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Multiple sources confirm the trafficking ring moved large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl across state lines, specifically between Colorado and Wyoming.
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web search NEUTRAL — Multistate drug trafficking ring. Department of Homeland Security. Manuel Balce Ceneta/ASSOCIATED PRESS.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/colorado-woman-gets-…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Montana, and specifically the Indian Reservation communities across the state, have not been immune from the impact of Mexican Cartels and their trafficking of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/lodge-grass-woman-who-ran…
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web search NEUTRAL — Federal authorities recently dismantled an interstate drug ring that involved trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl throughout Colorado and Wyoming. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter ha…
https://sheridanmedia.com/news/250470/feds-dismantle-interst…
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Claim 5: “A Colorado woman received more than 11 years in federal prison for her role as a distributor in a multistate drug trafficking ring, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming.”
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Two independent web search results confirm a Colorado woman was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for her role in a multistate drug trafficking ring involving Colorado and Wyoming.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is part of the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado Mammoth are an American professional box lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team has played its home games at Ball Arena sin…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Colorado Springs is a home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous city in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The city had a population of 478,961 at the 2020 census, a 15.02%…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado
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Claim 6: “Dozens of other co-conspirators were charged in state court.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 7: “Phipps previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine”
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Only one specific source mentions that Nicole Rae Phipps pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Other search results for this phrase refer to different individuals (e.g., Cainen Bleu Johnson).
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Claim 8: “a federal complaint filed in January named Phipps and six co-defendants.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a federal complaint filed in January naming Phipps and six co-defendants.
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Claim 9: “Federal court documents show investigators began tracking Phipps and co-defendant Denny Jason Shrove in August 2025.”
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The evidence confirms Denny Jason Shrove's sentencing and role, but there is no specific mention in the provided snippets of the tracking starting in August 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable individuals who come from the state of Illinois, a state within the larger United States of America.
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Claim 10: “The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations uncovered the drug ring during a joint probe into illicit operations across Colorado and Wyoming”
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While the general drug ring is mentioned, the specific joint probe involving the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, DEA, and Homeland Security Investigations is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Wyoming. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 90 law enfo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A state bureau of investigation (SBI) is a state-level detective agency in the United States. They are plainclothes agencies that usually investigate criminal cases involving the state and/or multiple…
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Claim 11: “communications intercepted by federal agents indicated no fewer than five smuggling trips in October 2025 alone.”
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The detail regarding 'no fewer than five smuggling trips in October 2025 alone' is mentioned in one specific source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Denny Jason Shrove, 48, of Rawlins, Wyoming, was sentenced to 216 months (18 years) in federal prison, followed by 5.The investigation revealed that Shrove alone was responsible for distributing at le…
https://www.justice.gov/usao-wy/pr/lead-distributor-and-six-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 13 002 подписчика. Плохой парень и я 2: перехват (2025) Sidelined 2: Intercepted. Страна: США, Канада Жанр: мелодрама, спорт.Маленькие проблемные девочки (2025) Kaj ti je deklica (Little Trouble Girls…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nicole Rae Phipps, 42, was sentenced Sept. 16, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Scott W. Skavdahl to 133 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Phipps previously pleaded g…
https://www.kktv.com/2026/09/25/colorado-woman-gets-11-year-…
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Claim 12: “Phipps waived her right to an indictment and pleaded guilty May 18, admitting to possession of 500 grams or more of methamphetamine with intent to distribute”
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