Florida man convicted of defrauding a Wyoming bank and passing a counterfeit U.S. Treasury check

Daniel Keith McDougal, 37, of Florida, was convicted by a federal jury of passing a counterfeit U.S. Treasury check, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States. The trial lasted five days and was held before U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, in January 2023, McDougal and Kennard Bouk traveled from Florida to Wyoming for the purpose of passing a counterfeit U.S. Treasury check valued at $560,625 at a Cheyenne bank. Sentencing is scheduled for October 26, 2026. McDougal faces a maximum sentence of 30 years imprisonment, followed by at least 3 years supervised release, a fine up to $1.5 million dollars, and restitution. "We will not allow out-of-state fraudsters to target Wyoming financial institutions. This verdict shows that no matter how far you travel to commit fraud, federal law enforcement will find you and bring you to justice," said U.S. Attorney Smith. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) and the United States Secret Service investigated the case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming prosecuted the case. Case No. 26-CR-00168