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USA v. Keough — U.S. District Court, S.D. Fla., West Palm Beach

USA v. Keough — U.S. District Court, S.D. Fla., West Palm Beach — 68 documents in the archive, dated August 8, 2023 to September 8, 2025.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Docket numberNo. 9:23-cr-80154 — main docket · CourtListener docket 653009
Filings68 public filings
Filed2023-08-08 – 2025-09-08
Original PDFs68 of 68

Case summary

Gregory Scott Keough was charged in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach Division, No. 9:23-cr-80154-DMM, first by criminal complaint on August 8, 2023 and then by an indictment returned August 24, 2023 whose general allegations set out the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program and the Paycheck Protection Program. He pleaded guilty to Counts Four, Five and Eight, two counts of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and one count of money laundering under 18 U.S.C. § 1957(a). On February 8, 2024 Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks sentenced him to 30 months on each count concurrently, three years of supervised release on each count concurrently, a $300 special assessment and restitution of $1,922,355.00, which the judgment records as paid in full; the remaining counts were dismissed on the motion of the United States.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Gregory Scott Keough
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach Division, No. 9:23-cr-80154-DMM, Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks
DistrictSouthern District of Florida prosecutions →
ProgramEconomic Injury Disaster Loan program (EIDL) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), both set out in the charging documents
ChargesWire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (Counts Four and Five, offenses ended March 31 and April 8, 2020); money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1957(a) (Count Eight, offense ended May 26, 2020); forfeiture sought under 18 U.S.C. §§ 981(a)(1)(C), 982(a)(1) and 982(a)(2)(A)
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty; judgment entered February 8, 2024: 30 months as to each of Counts 4, 5 and 8 concurrently, three years of supervised release concurrently, $300 assessment, $1,922,355.00 restitution recorded as paid in full directly to the victim, remaining counts dismissed
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What was Keough sentenced to?

Thirty months as to each of Counts 4, 5 and 8, to be served concurrently, with a recommendation that he be designated to a facility in or as close to Montgomery, Alabama as possible, followed by three years of supervised release as to each of Counts Four, Five and Eight, to run concurrently.

How much restitution was ordered?

$1,922,355.00. The judgment states that the restitution "has been PAID IN FULL directly to the victim", and records a $300 special assessment and no fine.

What happened after the sentence?

On September 8, 2025 the court granted Keough's motion to modify the conditions of his release. The government's July 18, 2025 response in opposition describes the offense conduct as one fraudulent EIDL application and three fraudulent PPP applications submitted between March and August 2020 by Keough and a named co-conspirator on behalf of companies they controlled.

Docket

68 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.

No. 9:23-cr-80154

  1. Motion to seal by USA as to Gregory Scott Keough. (swr) [9:23-mj-08393-WM]Entry 1
  2. Sealed Order granting 1 Motion to seal as to Gregory Scott Keough (1)Entry 2
  3. Criminal Complaint as to Gregory Scott Keough (1). (swr) [9:23-mj-08393-WM]Entry 3
  4. —Entries 4–5 are not in the archive
  5. Motion to unseal by USA as to Gregory Scott Keough. (swr) [9:23-mj-08393-WM]Entry 6
  6. Order Unsealing Complaint and Arrest WarrantEntry 7
  7. Order granting 6 Motion to unseal as to Gregory Scott Keough (1)Entry 8
  8. NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ATTORNEY APPEARANCE:… — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 9)Entry 9
  9. —Entry 10 is not in the archive
  10. Notice of Temporary Attorney AppearanceEntry 11
  11. NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ATTORNEY APPEARANCE:… — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 12)Entry 12
  12. Notice of Change of Address, Email or Law Firm NameEntry 13
  13. —Entry 14 is not in the archive
  14. First Motion for Speedy Trial by USAEntry 15
  15. Text of Proposed Order — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 15-1, S.D. Fla. No. 9:23-mj-08393, docketed in No. 9:23-cr-80154)Entry 15, attachment 1
  16. Order Granting Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to IndictEntry 16
  17. Indictment as to Gregory Scott Keough (1) count(s) 1, 2-3, 4-7, 8-11 w/forfeitureEntry 17
  18. —Entry 18 is not in the archive
  19. Notice of Permanent Appearance as Counsel of RecordEntry 19
  20. Notice of Permanent Appearance — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 20, S.D. Fla. No. 9:23-mj-08393, docketed in No. 9:23-cr-80154)Entry 20
  21. Order Setting Jury Trial as to Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 21
  22. Clerk's Exhibit and Witness List as to Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 22
  23. —Entries 23–26 are not in the archive
  24. Court's Exhibit and Witness List as to Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 27
  25. Exhibit Court Exhibit 1-2 — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 27.1)Entry 27, attachment 1
  26. $1,500,000.00 PSB Bond Entered as to Gregory Scott Keough ApprovedEntry 28
  27. $1,500,000.00 CSB Bond Entered as to Gregory Scott Keough ApprovedEntry 29
  28. —Entry 30 is not in the archive
  29. Notice of Appearance (AUSA, Forfeiture) — USA v. Keough (S.D. Fla. No. 9:23-mj-08393, docketed in No. 9:23-cr-80154)Entry 31
  30. —Entry 32 is not in the archive
  31. Exhibit and Witness List by USA as to Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 33
  32. Exhibit 1 - Timeline After July 30, 2022Entry 33, attachment 1
  33. Exhibit 2 - International Travel RecordEntry 33, attachment 2
  34. Certificate of Compliance Re Admitted Evidence (Doc. 34, filed 2023-09-19)Entry 34
  35. —Entries 35–36 are not in the archive
  36. RELEASE OF EXHIBITS as to Gregory Scott Keough. Released to: Patrick R. McKamey — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 37)Entry 37
  37. RELEASE OF EXHIBITS as to Gregory Scott Keough. Released to: U.S. Attorney Office — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 38)Entry 38
  38. Joint Motion to Continue Trial by Gregory Scott Keough. Responses due by 11/1/2023Entry 39
  39. Order Continuing Trial as to Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 40
  40. NOTICE of Reassignment of Assistant US Attorney. Marx Calderon appearing for USA.… — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 41)Entry 41
  41. —Entries 42–45 are not in the archive
  42. Unopposed MOTION to Modify Conditions of Release by Gregory Scott Keough.… — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 46)Entry 46
  43. Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 46.1)Entry 46, attachment 1
  44. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO MODIFY CONDITIONS OF RELEASE [DE 46] granting… — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 47)Entry 47
  45. Unopposed MOTION to Modify Conditions of Release by Gregory Scott Keough.… — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 48)Entry 48
  46. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION TO MODIFY CONDITIONS OF RELEASE [DE 48] denying 48… — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 49)Entry 49
  47. —Entry 50 is not in the archive
  48. Objections to Presentence Investigation Report — United States v. Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 51
  49. Notice of Filing Character Letters by Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 52
  50. Exhibit Character Letters — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 52.1)Entry 52, attachment 1
  51. —Entry 53 is not in the archive
  52. NOTICE OF FILING by Gregory Scott Keough — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 54)Entry 54
  53. Exhibit Articles for sentencing purposesEntry 54, attachment 1
  54. SENTENCING MEMORANDUM by Gregory Scott Keough — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 55)Entry 55
  55. Amended Sentencing Memorandum in Support of Request for Variance — United States v. Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 56
  56. Government's Response in Opposition to Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum Seeking a Downward VarianceEntry 57
  57. Government's Response in Opposition to Defendant's Objections to the Presentence Investigation ReportEntry 58
  58. —Entry 59 is not in the archive
  59. Judgment as to Gregory Scott Keough (1), Count(s) 1, 2-3, 6-7, 9-11Entry 60
  60. Motion to Release Bond Obligation (Corporate Surety Bond)Entry 61
  61. Proposed Order on Motion to Discharge Corporate Surety Bond, United States v. KeoughEntry 61, attachment 1
  62. Motion to Release Bond Obligation (Personal Surety Bond)Entry 62
  63. Proposed Order on Motion to Discharge Personal Surety Bond, United States v. KeoughEntry 62, attachment 1
  64. Order granting 61 Motion to Release Corporate Surety Bond ObligationEntry 63
  65. Order granting 62 Motion to Release Personal Surety Bond ObligationEntry 64
  66. Notice on Forfeiture — United States v. Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 65
  67. Motion Requesting a Judicial Recommendation for Maximum Halfway House Placement — United States v. Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 66
  68. Guidance for Home Confinement and Residential Reentry Center Placements — Federal Bureau of Prisons (Document 66-1)Entry 66, attachment 1
  69. Order re 66 Defendant's Motion for a Judicial RecommendationEntry 67
  70. Notice of Appearance (AUSA) — USA v. Keough (S.D. Fla. No. 9:23-mj-08393, docketed in No. 9:23-cr-80154)Entry 68
  71. MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive… — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 69)Entry 69
  72. Certification Certification of Patrick J. Egan — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 69.1)Entry 69, attachment 1
  73. Defendant's Motion to Modify Conditions of Supervised Release — United States v. Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 70
  74. Defendant's Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion to Modify Conditions of Supervised ReleaseEntry 70, attachment 1
  75. Certification Certification — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 70.2)Entry 70, attachment 2
  76. —Entries 71–72 are not in the archive
  77. Response in Opposition by USA as to Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 73
  78. Defendant's Reply in Support of Motion to Modify Conditions of Supervised ReleaseEntry 74
  79. NOTICE OF FILING by Gregory Scott Keough — USA v. Keough (Dkt. 75)Entry 75
  80. Letter with Notice of Release and Arrival formEntry 75, attachment 1
  81. Order on Defendant's Motion to Modify Conditions of Supervised Release — United States v. Gregory Scott KeoughEntry 76

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