United States v. Charmaine Redding — N.D. Ga., Atlanta, No. 1:21-cr-00178-JPB

Case summary

Charmaine Redding waived indictment on May 27, 2021 and was charged by a criminal information with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, No. 1:21-cr-00178-JPB. She was released on a $10,000 unsecured appearance bond. On July 14, 2021, after being fully advised of her rights, she entered a plea of guilty to count 1 of the information, which the court accepted. She was sentenced on October 21, 2021, when the court adopted the presentence report without objection, denied a request for a downward variance and pronounced sentence. The judgment and commitment is not on this page, so the terms imposed cannot be stated.

Case at a glance

What was she charged with?

One count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. The government's motion for a protective order states that on May 27, 2021 the defendant waived indictment and was charged pursuant to a criminal information with that single count, and the magistrate judge's criminal minutes for the same day record that an information was filed, a copy given to the defendant, and a waiver of indictment filed.

What happened at the plea and sentencing hearings?

The minute sheet for July 14, 2021 records that the defendant was sworn in, that after being fully advised of her rights she entered a plea of guilty to count 1 of the information, which the court accepted, and that the court found the plea freely, knowingly and voluntarily given. The minute sheet for October 21, 2021 records that the hearing was held by Zoom with the defendant's consent, that there were no objections to the presentence report, which the court adopted, that the court presented guideline calculations and sentencing options, that sentence was pronounced, and that the court denied the defendant's request for a downward variance.

What does the page show about the sentence served?

An order of October 29, 2021 extended the self-surrender date so that the defendant had to report to the Bureau of Prisons on or after January 4, 2022, and a U.S. Marshals Service notice of February 11, 2022 directed her to report to an institution by noon on February 25, 2022. A PROB 22 transfer-of-jurisdiction form signed August 30, 2023 records supervised release from July 2, 2023 to July 1, 2026 and transfers jurisdiction to the Eastern District of Michigan.

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