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United States v. April Elick — U.S. District Court, S.D. W. Va.

United States v. Elick — 24 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, filed between April 4, 2025 and April 30, 2026. Among them: 4 orders, 3 notices and 2 exhibits.

See also: April Elick PPP and EIDL case — U.S. District Court, S.D. W. Va. — the same docket (docket No. 1:25-cr-00056) under another case page, 7 public filings.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Filings24 public filings
Filed2025-04-04 – 2026-04-30
Document typesorders (4), notices (3), exhibits (2), information (1), waiver (1), proposed order (2)
Original PDFs24 of 24

Case summary

April Elick was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia at Bluefield, No. 1:25-cr-00056. She waived indictment and pleaded guilty on June 2, 2025 to an information charging a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641, theft of government money; the information also carried a forfeiture allegation seeking a money judgment of $97,802.59. On October 6, 2025 the court accepted the plea agreement, adopted the presentence report, and sentenced her to five years of probation, a $100 assessment and restitution of $99,330.08 with interest waived, payable at $369 a month. The daybook entry records a total offense level of 8, criminal history category I and a custody range of 0 to 6 months. A final order of forfeiture for $97,802.59 was entered October 10, 2025.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)April Elick
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia at Bluefield, No. 1:25-cr-00056
ProgramEconomic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); the restitution addendum lists an SBA EIDL loan and two PPP loans
ChargesTheft of government money (18 U.S.C. § 641), one count charged by information, with a forfeiture allegation of $97,802.59
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty June 2, 2025; sentenced October 6, 2025 to five years of probation, a $100 assessment and restitution of $99,330.08 with interest waived at $369 a month; final order of forfeiture of $97,802.59 entered October 10, 2025
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What was Elick sentenced to?

Five years of probation, a $100 assessment and restitution of $99,330.08 with interest waived, payable at $369 a month. The sentencing daybook entry records a base offense level of 6, a total offense level of 8, criminal history category I, a custody range of 0 to 6 months and a probation range of 1 to 5 years.

Who is owed the restitution?

Addendum 1 to the plea agreement, filed as Exhibit B on September 30, 2025, lists $82,721.29 owed to the Small Business Administration as of March 5, 2025 (EIDL loan 3132439101 of $69,700.00, accrued interest of $5,772.75 and $2,248.54, and two PPP processing fees of $2,500.00 each) and $15,081.30 owed to Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC on two PPP loans of $7,260.00 each with interest, a total of $97,802.59 as of that date. The court ordered $99,330.08 on October 6, 2025.

What was forfeited?

A forfeiture money judgment of $97,802.59 in United States currency. A preliminary order of forfeiture was entered August 25, 2025 and the final order on October 10, 2025, under 18 U.S.C. §§ 981, 982 or 28 U.S.C. § 2461(c).

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

Filings

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

  1. INFORMATION as to April Elick (1) count 1Information · PDF
  2. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ATTORNEY INFORMATION by David R.…Notice · Dkt. 5 · PDF
  3. MOTION by United States of America to Schedule Guilty Plea Hearing as to…Motion · Dkt. 7 · PDF
  4. Order as to April Elick; granting 7 Motion — United States v. Elick (Dkt. 8, S.D. W. Va.)Order · PDF
  5. Order as to April Elick granting the 9 Motion — United States v. Elick (Dkt. 10, S.D. W. Va.)Order · PDF
  6. MOTION by United States of America to Continue Plea Hearing as to April…Motion · Dkt. 9 · PDF
  7. Notice of Change of Attorney Information — United StatesNotice · PDF
  8. Plea Hearing as to April Elick — United States v. Elick (Dkt. 12, S.D. W. Va.)PDF
  9. WAIVER OF INDICTMENT by April ElickWaiver · PDF
  10. WRITTEN PLEA OF GUILTY by Defendant April ElickPDF
  11. Appearance Bond as to April Elick in the amount of $10,000.00, unsecured — United States v. Elick (Dkt. 16, S.D. W. Va.)PDF
  12. ORDER SETTING CONDITIONS OF RELEASE as to April ElickOrder · PDF
  13. DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS ACT ORDER TO ALL COUNSEL REGARDING BRADY…Dkt. 19 · PDF
  14. PROPOSED ORDER Preliminary Order of Forfeiture by United States of…Proposed order · Dkt. 21 · PDF
  15. Notice of Change of Attorney Information — United StatesNotice · PDF
  16. Order as to April Elick; Sentencing reset — United States v. Elick (Dkt. 25, S.D. W. Va.)Order · PDF
  17. Exhibit AExhibit · Dkt. 26.1 · PDF
  18. Exhibit BExhibit · Dkt. 26.2 · PDF
  19. Criminal Debt Payment as to April Elick. Receipt — United States v. Elick (Dkt. 27, S.D. W. Va.)PDF
  20. Sentencing as to April Elick — United States v. Elick (Dkt. 28, S.D. W. Va.)PDF
  21. PROPOSED ORDER Final Order of Forfeiture by United States of…Proposed order · PDF
  22. Criminal Debt Payment as to April Elick. Receipt — United States v. Elick (Dkt. 36, S.D. W. Va.)PDF
  23. Criminal Debt Payment as to April Elick. Receipt — United States v. Elick (Dkt. 37, S.D. W. Va.)PDF
  24. Criminal Debt Payment as to April Elick. Receipt — United States v. Elick (Dkt. 38, S.D. W. Va.)PDF

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