Case docket
United States v. Cindi Ellis Denton — S.D. Fla., No. 0:21-mj-06149-PMH
USA v. CINDI DENTON - Cindi Ellis Denton — 5 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, filed between April 7, 2021 and May 13, 2021. Among them: 1 motion and 1 order.
See also: United States v. Cindi Ellis Denton — S.D. Fla., No. 0:21-cr-60171-RS — the same defendant under another case page, docket No. 0:21-cr-60171, 13 public filings. Full docket →
Current status: see United States v. Cindi Ellis Denton — S.D. Fla., No. 0:21-cr-60171-RS.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
|---|---|
| Filings | 5 public filings |
| Filed | 2021-04-07 – 2021-05-13 |
| Document types | motion (1), order (1) |
| Original PDFs | 5 of 5 |
Case summary
Cindi Ellis Denton was charged by sealed criminal complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 21-6149-MJ-HUNT (0:21-mj-06149-PMH), with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2, bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and 2, and conspiracy or attempt to commit wire fraud and bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. She was arrested on March 23, 2021 in the Central District of California, where she appeared the same day in No. 5:21-mj-00189. At her initial appearance in Fort Lauderdale on April 7, 2021 the government moved to unseal the complaint and the court continued the $26,000 bond set in California. She entered a plea of not guilty to an information on June 14, 2021. This page is the magistrate docket and carries no judgment.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Cindi Ellis Denton |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, No. 0:21-mj-06149-PMH, styled 21-6149-MJ-HUNT on the parties' filings, before U.S. Magistrate Judges Patrick M. Hunt and Jared M. Strauss; the removal proceedings were in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Eastern Division, No. 5:21-mj-00189, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Shashi H. Kewalramani |
| Program | Not named in the filings on this page |
| Charges | By criminal complaint: wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2; bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and 2; conspiracy or attempt to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1349. The complaint itself is not on this page. The booking record lists the same three offenses and records the offense charged as a felony |
| Current status | see United States v. Cindi Ellis Denton — S.D. Fla., No. 0:21-cr-60171-RS |
| Disposition or status | Sentenced October 8, 2021 to six months' imprisonment, 12 months' home confinement and three years' supervised release in the district case, S.D. Fla. No. 0:21-cr-60171; amended judgment entered October 11, 2021. No disposition is recorded on this magistrate-docket page. Denton entered a plea of not guilty to an information on June 14, 2021 by waiver of appearance at arraignment, requested a jury trial and asked the court to enter its standing discovery order. The government's motion of June 18, 2021 states that the parties had agreed to a resolution of the case and that the assistant U.S. attorney was awaiting final approval before filing the information. The last filing on this page is dated June 18, 2021 |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the amended judgment |
What was she charged with?
A joint motion of April 20, 2021 states that Denton is charged by criminal complaint with wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 2, bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and 2, and conspiracy or attempt to commit wire fraud and bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349, and that she was scheduled to appear on April 21, 2021 for her preliminary hearing and arraignment. The charges in the complaint are allegations.
What happened at the initial appearance?
The court order and minutes for April 7, 2021 record an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss in Fort Lauderdale, held by video conference with the defendant's consent, at which the government moved to unseal the complaint, the defendant was advised of the charges, counsel was appointed under the Criminal Justice Act, and the court continued the $26,000 bond that had been set in the Central District of California.
What else is on this page?
Sealing and unsealing orders, the transferred Rule 5(c)(3) and Rule 40 documents from the Central District of California, the bond, an appearance of counsel, motions to continue the preliminary hearing and arraignment, and a protective order of May 13, 2021 authorizing the government to disclose sensitive discovery, marked confidential, before entry of the standing discovery order.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
5 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Court Order/Minutes — USA v. Cindi Denton (S.D. Fla.)PDF
- $26,000 PSB Bond Entered as to Cindi Ellis Denton Approved — USA v. Cindi Denton (Dkt. 8, S.D. Fla.)PDF
- Joint Motion to Continue the Preliminary Hearing — USAMotion · PDF
- Text of Proposed OrderProposed order · Dkt. 14.1 · PDF
- Order granting 14 Unopposed Motion — USA v. Cindi Denton (Dkt. 15, S.D. Fla.)Order · PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.