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Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Sanders (Dkt. 39, W.D. Mo.)
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A judgment in a criminal case in United States of America v. Christian E Sanders, Case Number 4:24-CR-00274-BP(1), in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Kansas City Division, filed November 20, 2025. The judgment records that Sanders pleaded guilty to count 1 on February 26, 2025 and is adjudicated guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm under 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8), a Class C felony, with an offense end date of November 13, 2024. The sentence is imposed under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 and set out over pages 2 through 7, with the payment schedule. Lesley Diana Smith is listed as defense attorney.
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Filed November 20, 2025 in Christian E Sanders; one of 1 filings from this case.
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| Court | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri |
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| Filed | 2025-11-20 |
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“Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Sanders (Dkt. 39, W.D. Mo.).”
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, No. 4:24-cr-00274, Doc. 39, filed 2025-11-20. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-christian-e-sanders-mowd-180451/2025-11-20-gov-uscourts-mowd-180451-39-0-doc-39/
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA § JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
§
v. §
§ Case Number: 4:24-CR-00274-BP(1)
CHRISTIAN E SANDERS § USM Number: 46668-511
§ Lesley Diana Smith
§ Defendant’s Attorney
THE DEFENDANT:
☒ pleaded guilty to count(s) 1 on February 26, 2025
pleaded guilty to count(s) before a U.S. Magistrate
☐ Judge, which was accepted by the court.
☐ was found guilty on count(s) after a plea of not guilty
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:
Title & Section / Nature of Offense Offense Ended Count
18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8) (Class C Felony)/ 11/13/2024 1
Felon in Possession of a Firearm
The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through 7 of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to the Sentencing
Reform Act of 1984.
☐ The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
☐ Count(s) ☐ is ☐ are dismissed on the motion of the United States
It is ordered that the defendant must notify the United States attorney for this district within 30 days of any change of name,
residence, or mailing address until all fines, restitution, costs, and special assessments imposed by this judgment are fully paid. If
ordered to pay restitution, the defendant must notify the court and United States attorney of material changes in economic
circumstances.
November 20, 2025
Date of Imposition of Judgment
/s/ Beth Phillips
Signature of Judge
BETH PHILLIPS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Name and Title of Judge
November 20, 2025
Date
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DEFENDANT: CHRISTIAN E SANDERS
CASE NUMBER: 4:24-CR-00274-BP(1)
IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a total term of:
102 months as to Count 1.
☒ The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:
Placement to a facility that offers the RDAP and welding programs and participation in these programs.
☒ The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
☐ The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
☐ at ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m. on
☐ as notified by the United States Marshal.
☐ The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
☐ before 2 p.m. on
☐ as notified by the United States Marshal.
☐ as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.
RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows:
Defendant delivered on to
at , with a certified copy of this judgment.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL
By
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
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DEFENDANT: CHRISTIAN E SANDERS
CASE NUMBER: 4:24-CR-00274-BP(1)
SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant shall be on supervised release for a term of : 3 years as to Count 1.
MANDATORY CONDITIONS
1. You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
2. You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
3. You must refrain from any unlawful use of a controlled substance. You must submit to one drug test within 15 days of release
from imprisonment and at least two periodic drug tests thereafter, as determined by the court.
☐ The above drug testing condition is suspended, based on the court's determination that you pose a low risk of future
substance abuse. (check if applicable)
4. ☐ You must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence
of restitution. (check if applicable)
5. ☒ You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)
6. ☐ You must comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (34 U.S.C. § 20901, et
seq.) as directed by the probation officer, the Bureau of Prisons, or any state sex offender registration agency in which
you reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)
7. ☐ You must participate in an approved program for domestic violence. (check if applicable)
You must comply with the standard conditions that have been adopted by this court as well as with any additional
conditions on the attached page.
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DEFENDANT: CHRISTIAN E SANDERS
CASE NUMBER: 4:24-CR-00274-BP(1)
STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
As part of your supervised release, you must comply with the following standard conditions of supervision. These conditions are
imposed because they establish the basic expectations for your behavior while on supervision and identify the minimum tools needed
by probation officers to keep informed, report to the court about, and bring about improvements in your conduct and condition.
1. You must report to the probation office in the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside within 72 hours of your
release from imprisonment, unless the probation officer instructs you to report to a different probation office or within a different time
frame.
2. After initially reporting to the probation office, you will receive instructions from the court or the probation officer about how and
when you must report to the probation officer, and you must report to the probation officer as instructed.
3. You must not knowingly leave the federal judicial district where you are authorized to reside without first getting permission from
the court or the probation officer.
4. You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
5. You must live at a place approved by the probation officer. If you plan to change where you live or anything about your living
arrangements (such as the people you live with), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying
the probation officer in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72
hours of becoming aware of a change or expected change.
6. You must allow the probation officer to visit you at any time at your home or elsewhere, and you must permit the probation officer
to take any items prohibited by the conditions of your supervision that he or she observes in plain view.
7. You must work full time (at least 30 hours per week) at a lawful type of employment, unless the probation officer excuses you from
doing so. If you do not have full-time employment you must try to find full-time employment, unless the probation officer excuses
you from doing so. If you plan to change where you work or anything about your work (such as your position or your job
responsibilities), you must notify the probation officer at least 10 days before the change. If notifying the probation officer at least 10
days in advance is not possible due to unanticipated circumstances, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours of
becoming aware of a change or expected change.
8. You must not communicate or interact with someone you know is engaged in criminal activity. If you know someone has been
convicted of a felony, you must not knowingly communicate or interact with that person without first getting the permission of the
probation officer.
9. If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
10. You must not own, possess, or have access to a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or dangerous weapon (i.e., anything that
was designed, or was modified for, the specific purpose of causing bodily injury or death to another person such as nunchakus or
tasers).
11. You must not act or make any agreement with a law enforcement agency to act as a confidential human source or informant
without first getting the permission of the court.
12. If the probation officer determines that you pose a risk to another person (including an organization), the probation officer may
require you to notify the person about the risk and you must comply with that instruction. The probation officer may contact the
person and confirm that you have notified the person about the risk.
13. You must follow the instructions of the probation officer related to the conditions of supervision.
U.S. Probation Office Use Only
A U.S. probation officer has instructed me on the conditions specified by the court and has provided me with a
written copy of this judgment containing these conditions. I understand additional information regarding these
conditions is available at the www.uscourts.gov.
Defendant’s Signature Date
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DEFENDANT: CHRISTIAN E SANDERS
CASE NUMBER: 4:24-CR-00274-BP(1)
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
a) You shall submit your person and any property, house, residence, office, vehicle, papers, computer, other
electronic communication or data storage devices or media and effects to a search conducted by a U.S.
Probation Officer at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, based upon reasonable suspicion of
contraband or evidence of a violation of a condition of release; failure to submit to a search may be grounds for
revocation; you shall warn any other residents that the premises may be subject to searches pursuant to this
condition.
b) You shall successfully participate in any outpatient or inpatient substance abuse
counseling program, which may include urinalysis, sweat patch, or alcohol breath testing, as approved by the
Probation Office and pay any associated costs as directed by the Probation Office.
c) You shall take measurable actions to resolve any felony warrants and/or pending charges within 60 days of
release to supervision, and every 6 months thereafter, until the matters have been resolved, and you shall
provide documentation of the actions taken to the Probation Office.
d) You shall comply with the Western District of Missouri Offender Employment Guideline which may include
participation in training, counseling, and/or daily
job searching, as directed by the Probation Officer. If not in compliance with the condition of supervision
requiring full-time employment at a lawful occupation, you may be required to perform up to 20 hours of
community service per week until employed (not to exceed 400 hours total), as approved by the Probation
Officer.
e) If you do not earn a GED while incarcerated, you shall provide documentation
of participation in GED classes while on supervision and shall provide documentation that you have taken the
GED exam.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CONDITIONS
I have read or have read the conditions of supervision set forth in this judgment and I fully understand them. I
have been provided a copy of them.
I understand that upon finding of a violation of probation or supervised release, the Court may (1) revoke
supervision, (2) extend the term of supervision, and/or (3) modify the conditions of supervision.
_______________________________________ ____________________
Defendant Date
________________________________________ ____________________
United States Probation Officer Date
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DEFENDANT: CHRISTIAN E SANDERS
CASE NUMBER: 4:24-CR-00274-BP(1)
CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments page.
Assessment Restitution Fine AVAA Assessment* JVTA Assessment**
TOTALS $100.00 $.00 Waived N/A N/A
☐ The determination of restitution is deferred until An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO245C) will be entered
after such determination.
☐The defendant must make restitution (including community restitution) to the following payees in the amount listed below.
If the defendant makes a partial payment, each payee shall receive an approximately proportioned payment. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 3664(i), all nonfederal victims must be paid before the United States is paid.
☐ Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $
☐ The defendant must pay interest on restitution and a fine of more than $2,500, unless the restitution or fine is paid in full before
the fifteenth day after the date of the judgment, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f). All of the payment options on the schedule of
payments page may be subject to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).
☐ The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:
☐ the interest requirement is waived for the ☐ fine ☐ restitution
☐ the interest requirement for the ☐ fine ☐ restitution is modified as follows:
* Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-299.
** Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-22
*** Findings for the total amount of losses are required under Chapters 109A, 110, 110A, and 113A of Title 18 for offenses committed on or after
September 13, 1994, but before April 23, 1996.
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DEFENDANT: CHRISTIAN E SANDERS
CASE NUMBER: 4:24-CR-00274-BP(1)
SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Having assessed the defendant’s ability to pay, payment of the total criminal monetary penalties is due as follows:
A ☐ Lump sum payments of $ due immediately, balance due
☐ not later than , or
☐ in accordance ☐ C, ☐ D, ☐ E, or ☐ F below; or
B ☐ Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with ☐ C, ☐ D, or ☐ F below); or
C ☐ Payment in equal (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of
(e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after the date of this judgment;
or
D ☐ Payment in equal 20 (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly) installments of $ over a period of
(e.g., months or years), to commence (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release from
imprisonment to a term of supervision; or
E ☐ Payment during the term of supervised release will commence within (e.g., 30 or 60 days) after release
from imprisonment. The court will set the payment plan based on an assessment of the defendant’s ability to pay at that
time; or
F ☒ Special instructions regarding the payment of criminal monetary penalties:
It is ordered that the Defendant shall pay to the United States a special assessment of $100.00 for Count 1, which
shall be due immediately. Said special assessment shall be paid to the Clerk, U.S. District Court.
Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is
due during imprisonment. All criminal monetary penalties, except those payments made through the Federal Bureau of Prisons’
Inmate Financial Responsibility Program, are made to the clerk of the court.
The defendant shall receive credit for all payments previously made toward any criminal monetary penalties imposed.
Joint and Several
See above for Defendant and Co-Defendant Names and Case Numbers (including defendant number), Total Amount, Joint and
Several Amount, and corresponding payee, if appropriate.
☐ Defendant shall receive credit on his restitution obligation for recovery from other defendants who contributed to the same
loss that gave rise to defendant's restitution obligation.
☐ The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.
☐ The defendant shall pay the following court cost(s):
☐ The defendant shall forfeit the defendant’s interest in the following property to the United States:
Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) fine principal,
(5) fine interest, (6) community restitution, (7) JVTA Assessment, (8) penalties, and (9) costs, including cost of prosecution and court costs.
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