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United States v. Andra Shirone Thompson — D. Md., No. 8:24-cr-00057-LKG

USA v. Thompson — 12 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, filed between May 2, 2024 and July 3, 2025. Among them: 2 orders, 2 proposed orders and 1 waiver.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Filings12 public filings
Filed2024-02-27 – 2025-07-03
Document typesorders (2), proposed orders (2), waiver (1), motion (1)
Original PDFs12 of 12

Case summary

Andra Shirone Thompson, also known as "Rico Serras", was charged by an information filed February 26, 2024 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, No. 8:24-cr-00057-LKG, with conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 in counts one and two. The government's consent motion states that he made his initial appearance, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to both counts on May 2, 2024, and the court set conditions of release the same day. As part of his guilty plea he agreed to entry of an order of forfeiture, as part of his sentence, including a money judgment of at least $847,280.00. Sentencing was set for November 26, 2024 and continued to March 18, 2025, when an order of forfeiture was entered.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Andra Shirone Thompson, a/k/a "Rico Serras"
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, No. 8:24-cr-00057-LKG; filings also carry the numbers LKG 24-57, LKG-24-57 and 24-57-LKG
DistrictDistrict of Maryland prosecutions →
ProgramNot named in the filings on this page
ChargesAn information filed February 26, 2024 charging conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 in counts one and two, with a forfeiture allegation giving notice that the United States would seek forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), 21 U.S.C. § 853(p) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) on conviction. The information itself is not on this page
Disposition or statusPleaded guilty to both counts of the information on May 2, 2024, on the same day he made his initial appearance and waived indictment. A forfeiture money judgment of $847,280.00 was entered on the government's motion, and an order of forfeiture was filed on March 18, 2025, the date set for sentencing. No judgment and commitment is on this page and no filing on it states the sentence; the order of forfeiture filed that day is a page-stamp scan that yields no text
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What did the information charge?

Conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, in counts one and two. The preliminary order of forfeiture records that the information, filed February 26, 2024, also included a forfeiture allegation giving notice that the United States intended to seek forfeiture under 18 U.S.C. § 981(a)(1)(C), 21 U.S.C. § 853(p) and 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c) upon conviction of the offenses alleged in counts one and two.

What did the guilty plea involve?

The government's consent motion to continue states that the defendant made his initial appearance, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to both counts on May 2, 2024. The preliminary order of forfeiture records that as part of his guilty plea he agreed to entry of an order of forfeiture, as part of his sentence, to include a money judgment of at least $847,280.00 in U.S. currency equal to the value of the property derived from, or otherwise involved in, his offense, and that he shall remain personally liable until the judgment is satisfied.

When was the case sentenced?

An expedited sentencing order of October 8, 2024 set sentencing for November 26, 2024 and fixed presentence-report and objection deadlines. The government's consent motion of November 12, 2024 states that the court contacted the parties on October 29, 2024 to reschedule and that all parties and the court agreed on March 18, 2025. The last filings on the page, from June and July 2025, are correspondence from the defendant, an envelope and a return-document order.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

12 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. Notice of AppearanceNotice · PDF
  2. Waiver of Indictment by Andra Shirone ThompsonWaiver · PDF
  3. Order Setting Conditions of Release as to Andra Shirone Thompson — USA v. Thompson (Dkt. 9, D. Md.)Order · PDF
  4. Consent Motion to Continue Sentencing Hearing and Deadlines by USA — USA v. Thompson (Dkt. 12, D. Md.)Motion · PDF
  5. Text of Proposed OrderProposed order · Dkt. 12.1 · PDF
  6. Request for Entry of Appearance on Behalf of a Federal Government Agency — USA v. Thompson (D. Md.)PDF
  7. Text of Proposed OrderProposed order · Dkt. 20.1 · PDF
  8. Order of ForfeitureOrder · Dkt. 23.1 · PDF
  9. Correspondence from Andra Shirone — USA v. Thompson (Dkt. 25, D. Md.)PDF
  10. EnvelopeDkt. 25.1 · PDF
  11. RETURN DOCUMENT ORDER as to Andra Shirone ThompsonPDF
  12. First Page of Returned DocumentDkt. 26.1 · PDF

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