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USA v. Hopkins — U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

USA v. Hopkins — U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia — 82 documents in the archive, dated August 9, 2022 to June 18, 2026.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Docket numberNo. 1:22-cr-00284 — main docket · CourtListener docket 306194
Filings82 public filings
Filed2022-08-09 – 2026-06-18
Original PDFs82 of 82

Case summary

Harrescia Hopkins was charged in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, No. 1:22-cr-00284, in a charging document filed August 9, 2022 that describes the Paycheck Protection Program created by the CARES Act. She pleaded guilty to Counts 1 and 2, wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Judgment was entered June 9, 2023, with the date of imposition June 8, 2023: five months' imprisonment as to Counts 1 and 2, two years of supervised release, a $200 special assessment and restitution of $46,004.04 to the Small Business Administration, with the fine waived. Her motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 was denied and judgment entered against her on May 29, 2025. A motion to restore her civil rights and seal her record was denied on June 18, 2026.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Harrescia Hopkins
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, No. 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS-1, Judge Sarah E. Geraghty; related civil action No. 1:23-cv-3612
DistrictNorthern District of Georgia prosecutions →
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesCounts of conviction as printed: 18 U.S.C. § 1343, Wire Fraud, Counts 1 and 2
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty to Counts 1 and 2; sentence imposed June 8, 2023, judgment entered June 9, 2023: 5 months' imprisonment as to Counts 1 and 2, two years of supervised release, $200 special assessment, $46,004.04 restitution, fine and cost of incarceration waived. § 2255 motion denied May 29, 2025; motion to restore civil rights and seal record denied June 18, 2026
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What does the plea agreement's factual basis say?

That she electronically signed and submitted a Paycheck Protection Program Borrower Application Form for a business named Hopkins Towing and Storage to MBE Capital Partners, LLC, requesting a loan of $19,100; it records that she was employed as a Federal Bureau of Prisons correctional officer at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta.

How was restitution ordered?

$46,004.04 payable to the Clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, for distribution to the U.S. Small Business Administration, to be paid in full immediately.

What did the 2026 order decide?

That the court lacks jurisdiction to restore her right to carry a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c), finds no federal statute authorizing expungement, and that her interest in employment prospects and rehabilitation is not sufficiently extraordinary to override the presumption of openness; the motion was denied.

Two $19,100 loans for a towing business that did not exist

According to prosecutors, Harrescia Hopkins, while a Federal Bureau of Prisons correctional officer, applied for two Paycheck Protection Program loans of $19,100 each, in August 2020 and again in January 2021. Both were purportedly for a business called Hopkins Towing and Storage, which she claimed had earned $100,525 in gross income in 2019. Hopkins Towing and Storage did not exist as a real, functioning business. Hopkins also obtained a $4,000 loan from the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. (Source: Former federal correctional officer sentenced to prison for Paycheck Protection Program fraud.)

Docket

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

No. 1:22-cr-00284

  1. Indictment with Forfeiture Provision as to Harrescia Hopkins (1) count(s) 1-2 — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 1, N.D. Ga.)Entry 1
  2. Defendant Information Sheet as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 2, N.D. Ga.)Entry 2
  3. Praecipe — United States of America v. Harrescia Hopkins, No. 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS (Dkt. 3, N.D. Ga.)Entry 3
  4. Order Appointing Counsel — United States of America v. Harrescia Hopkins, No. 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS (Dkt. 4, N.D. Ga.)Entry 4
  5. Magistrate's Criminal Minutes: Arraignment, Plea and Sentence — Harrescia Hopkins (Case 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS, Document 5)Entry 5
  6. Plea (With Counsel), Not Guilty to Counts 1 and 2, Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Document 5-1, N.D. Ga.)Entry 5, attachment 1
  7. Appearance Bond Entered as to Harrescia Hopkins in amount of $ 40,000 Non-surety — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 6, N.D. Ga.)Entry 6
  8. Order Setting Conditions of Release as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 7, N.D. Ga.)Entry 7
  9. Notice of Attorney Benjamin Black Alper's Entry of Appearance — USA v. Hopkins (N.D. Ga.)Entry 8
  10. Notice of Entry of Appearance (filed 2022-08-16)Entry 9
  11. Unopposed Motion to Modify Conditions of Release by Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 10, N.D. Ga.)Entry 10
  12. Text of Proposed Order — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 10.1)Entry 10, attachment 1
  13. Pretrial Scheduling Order — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 11, N.D. Ga.)Entry 11
  14. Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time To File Pretrial Motions And To Continue The Pretrial… — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 12)Entry 12
  15. Order granting 10 Motion to Modify Conditions of Release as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 13, N.D. Ga.)Entry 13
  16. Order Granting 12 Motion for Extension of Time To File Pretrial Motions — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 14, N.D. Ga.)Entry 14
  17. Warrant for Arrest — United States of America v. Harrescia Hopkins (Northern District of Georgia)Entry 15
  18. Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time To File Pretrial Motions And To Continue The Pretrial… — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 16)Entry 16
  19. Order: For good cause shown, the motion by the defendant to continue the pretrial conferenceEntry 17
  20. Order Certifying Case Ready for Trial as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 18, N.D. Ga.)Entry 18
  21. Minute Sheet for proceedings held in Open Court on 12/20/2022 — USA v. Hopkins (N.D. Ga.)Entry 19
  22. undatedGuilty Plea and Plea Agreement — United States v. Harrescia HopkinsEntry 19, attachment 1
  23. Notice of Sentencing as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 20, N.D. Ga.)Entry 20
  24. Notice for Leave of Absence for the following date(s): 2/20/23 - 2/24/24, 4/27/23 — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 21, N.D. Ga.)Entry 21
  25. Sentencing Memorandum as to Harrescia Hopkins filed by Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 22, N.D. Ga.)Entry 22
  26. Exhibit A - Character Letters — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 22.1)Entry 22, attachment 1
  27. Sentencing Memorandum as to Harrescia Hopkins filed by USA — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 23, N.D. Ga.)Entry 23
  28. Supplemental Sentencing Memorandum as to Harrescia Hopkins filed by Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 24)Entry 24
  29. Exhibit A - Additional Character Letter — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 24-1, N.D. Ga.)Entry 24, attachment 1
  30. Exhibit B - Proposed Guideline Amendment Related to "Zero-Point Offenders" — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 24-2, N.D. Ga.)Entry 24, attachment 2
  31. Transcript of Proceedings as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 25, N.D. Ga.)Entry 25
  32. Appendix Notice of Filing — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 25.1)Entry 25, attachment 1
  33. —Entry 26 is not in the archive
  34. Minute Sheet for proceedings held in Chambers on 04/17/2023 — USA v. Hopkins (N.D. Ga., 2023-04-17)Entry 27
  35. Minute Sheet for proceedings held in Chambers on 05/02/2023 — USA v. Hopkins (N.D. Ga., 2023-05-02)Entry 28
  36. —Entry 29 is not in the archive
  37. Minute Sheet — in Chambers Proceedings — USA v. Hopkins (N.D. Ga.)Entry 30
  38. —Entry 31: main document not in the archive
  39. Appendix Notice of Filing — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 31.1)Entry 31, attachment 1
  40. Supplemental Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Harrescia HopkinsEntry 32
  41. Response re 32 Supplemental Sentencing Memorandum as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 33, N.D. Ga.)Entry 33
  42. Exhibit A - MySBA Portal Documents — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 33.1)Entry 33, attachment 1
  43. Minute Sheet for proceedings held in Chambers on 06/08/2023 — USA v. Hopkins (N.D. Ga., 2023-06-08)Entry 34
  44. Judgment and Commitment as to Harrescia Hopkins (1), Count(s) 1-2, CBOP — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 35, N.D. Ga.)Entry 35
  45. Order on Restitution as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 36, N.D. Ga.)Entry 36
  46. NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY SURRENDER/REPORTING INFORMATION by USM as to Harrescia Hopkins.… — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 37)Entry 37
  47. Pro Se Motion for Extension of Time to Voluntarily Surrender by Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 38, N.D. Ga.)Entry 38
  48. Motion to Withdraw as Counsel (Doc. 39, filed 2023-07-24)Entry 39
  49. Order Granting 38 Motion for Extension of Time — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 40, N.D. Ga.)Entry 40
  50. Order Appointing Counsel — United States of America v. Harrescia Hopkins, No. 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS (Dkt. 41, N.D. Ga.)Entry 41
  51. Consent Motion for Extension of Time to Voluntarily Surrender by Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 42, N.D. Ga.)Entry 42
  52. Text of Proposed Order — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 42.1)Entry 42, attachment 1
  53. ORDER GRANTING 42 Motion for Extension of Time to Voluntarily Surrender.… — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 43)Entry 43
  54. Pro Se MOTION to Vacate, set aside or correct sentence under 28 U.S.C. 2255 (Civil Action… — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 44)Entry 44
  55. Order as to Harrescia Hopkins. It is Ordered — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 45, N.D. Ga.)Entry 45
  56. Amended Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 — United States v. Harrescia HopkinsEntry 46
  57. Pro Se Motion for Sentence Reduction Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) — United States v. Harrescia HopkinsEntry 47
  58. Amended Administrative Order 23-07 in re Retroactive Application — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 48, N.D. Ga.)Entry 48
  59. Report and Recommendation — Harrescia Hopkins v. United States of America (Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division)Entry 49
  60. Order for Service of 49 Report and Recommendation — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 50, N.D. Ga.)Entry 50
  61. Notice of Entry of Appearance (Doc. 51, filed 2024-03-13)Entry 51
  62. Government's Response in Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Sentence Reduction Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2)Entry 52
  63. Exhibit 1 - USPO Chart — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 52.1)Entry 52, attachment 1
  64. Order denying 47 Motion for Reduction of Sentence - USSC Amendment — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 53, N.D. Ga.)Entry 53
  65. Order rejecting 49 Report and Recommendation as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 54, N.D. Ga.)Entry 54
  66. Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Mail sent to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 55, N.D. Ga.)Entry 55
  67. Notice of Address from Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 56, N.D. Ga.)Entry 56
  68. First Motion for Extension of Time for Response to § 2255 Motion with Brief — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 57, N.D. Ga.)Entry 57
  69. Text of Proposed Order — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 57.1)Entry 57, attachment 1
  70. Order granting 57 Motion for Extension — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 58, N.D. Ga.)Entry 58
  71. Response to Motion to Vacate Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 — United States v. Hopkins (Dkt. 59, N.D. Ga.)Entry 59
  72. Response to Defendant's Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255Entry 60
  73. Mail Returned as Undeliverable — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 61, N.D. Ga.)Entry 61
  74. Order as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 62, N.D. Ga.)Entry 62
  75. PETITION AND ORDER to Modify Conditions of Supervised Release as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 63)Entry 63
  76. Order as to Harrescia Hopkins. The Government is hereby Ordered — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 64, N.D. Ga.)Entry 64
  77. —Entry 65: main document not in the archive
  78. Appendix Notice of filing — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 65.1)Entry 65, attachment 1
  79. Notice of Filing Transcript as to Harrescia Hopkins re 64 Order — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 66, N.D. Ga.)Entry 66
  80. Transcript of Sentencing Proceedings — United States v. Harrescia HopkinsEntry 66, attachment 1
  81. Final Report and Recommendation on Motion to Vacate Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 — USA v. Hopkins (N.D. Ga.)Entry 67
  82. Order for Service of 67 Report and Recommendation — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 68, N.D. Ga.)Entry 68
  83. Order Adopting Report and Recommendation — United States v. Harrescia HopkinsEntry 69
  84. The Motion to Vacate Sentence -2255- as to Harrescia Hopkins having — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 70, N.D. Ga.)Entry 70
  85. Motion Restoration of Civil Rights and Motion to Seal Criminal Record by Harrescia HopkinsEntry 71
  86. Order Denying Motion for Restoration of Civil Rights and Sealing of Criminal Record — United States v. Harrescia HopkinsEntry 72

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