CASPER, Wyo. — A Casper woman who formerly worked for the Natrona County Commission and other county municipalities faces up to 20 years in federal prison on a alleged scheme to steal almost $130,000 from a regional and state nonprofit, according to an FBI investigator.
Megan Bryn Nelms, 41, was charged federally on June 8 with wire fraud. An FBI agents affidavit accuses Nelms of using position as treasurer to divert funds and forge audit documents to cover the transfer of $129,357 into her personal accounts from January 2023 to August 2025, when the organization voted off the board in August 2025.
Nelms is also charged with possession of 28 grams of methamphetamine and child endangerment in a separate Natrona County District Court case from August 2025. Nelms pleaded guilty to the drug charges in March, according to court records.
Nelms is presumed innocent unless found or pleading…
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