Former Overland Express manager gets supervised probation for felony theft

A plea agreement has been reached in the case involving a former Overland Express employee who stole more than $27,000 from the Greybull convenience store between Oct. 1, 2022 and Jan. 12, 2023.
Honey Ann Miller, 48, pled guilty Nov. 14 to a charge of felony theft and a misdemeanor charge of crimes against computer equipment. The latter was amended from a felony charge of crimes against intellectual property. In exchange, prosecutors dropped a felony charge of crimes against computer users.
The sentencing recommendation is for count one to be deferred pursuant to Wyoming Statute 7-13-301.  Instead, she would get three years of supervised probation and be subject to court costs and assessments.  For count two, the recommendation is a $350 fine, court costs and assessments plus 90 days in jail. The jail time would be suspended in lieu of six months of supervised probation to run concurrently with count one.
Big Horn County Attorney Marcia Bean said Miller agreed to not request a discharge of the supervised probation requirement until the three years are up.
The three felony charges that were originally filed against Miller could have resulted in up to 16 years in prison and/or fines of up to $16,000 had she been convicted and ordered to serve them consecutively.
According to court documents, the thefts were discovered after an audit of the store’s bank deposits did not match the daily amounts that had been entered into the store’s accounting program by Miller, who was store manager at the time. Court documents show that Miller stole $27,726.45, all of which she has since repaid to HOMAX, which owns the Overland Express store in Greybull.
Miller admitted the theft at her change of plea hearing on Nov. 14, telling the court she pocketed money that should have gone into the Overland’s bank account at Security State Bank and did not accurately report sales figures in the company’s accounting system.
With the 7-13-301, the felony would not go on Miller’s record as long as she fulfills the terms of her sentence.
A pre-sentence investigation has been ordered.