Judgment as to Kisha Sutton; Counts 1, 1s, 2-10 — United States v. Sutton et al. (Dkt. 437, S.D. W. Va.)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia · No. 2:24-cr-00192 · Doc. 437 · 2026-01-20 · Docket on CourtListener

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Case 2:24-cr-00192
AO 245B (Rev. /)

Document 437

Filed 01/20/26

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Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Southern District
of West
Virginia
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District
of __________
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
KISHA SUTTON

THE DEFENDANT:

JUDGMENT IN A CRIMINAL CASE
Case Number: 2:24-cr-000192-1
USM Number: 61854-511
Connor D. Robertson
Defendant’s Attorney

G pleaded guilty to count(s)
G pleaded nolo contendere to count(s)
which was accepted by the court.

✔ was found guilty on count(s)
G

One and Two of Second Superseding Indictment

after a plea of not guilty.
The defendant is adjudicated guilty of these offenses:
Title & Section

Nature of Offense

Offense Ended

18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and 2

aiding and abetting bank fraud

5/21/2021

One

18 U.S.C. §§ 1956(a)(1)(B)(i)

aiding and abetting laundering of monetary instruments

5/14/2021

Two

Count

and 2

10

The defendant is sentenced as provided in pages 2 through
the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.

of this judgment. The sentence is imposed pursuant to

G The defendant has been found not guilty on count(s)
G Count(s)

G is

G 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.

1/15/2026
Date of Imposition of Judgment

Signature of Judge

Name and Title of Judge

1/20/2026
Date


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AO 245B (Rev. ) Judgment in Criminal Case
Sheet 2 — Imprisonment
Judgment — Page

DEFENDANT: KISHA SUTTON
CASE NUMBER: 2:24-cr-000192-1

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IMPRISONMENT
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a
total term of:

TWENTY-FOUR (24) MONTHS. This term of incarceration is imposed as to both Count One and Count Two to run
concurrently.

G The court makes the following recommendations to the Bureau of Prisons:

G The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
G The defendant shall surrender to the United States Marshal for this district:
G at

G a.m.

G p.m.

on

.

G as notified by the United States Marshal.
✔ The defendant shall surrender for service of sentence at the institution designated by the Bureau of Prisons:
G

G before 2 p.m. on

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✔ as notified by the United States Marshal.ZLWKKHUUHSRUWGDWHWREHVRPHWLPHDIWHU)HEUXDU\
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G as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office.

RETURN
I have executed this judgment as follows:

Defendant delivered on
at

to
, with a certified copy of this judgment.

UNITED STATES MARSHAL

By
DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL

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Case 2:24-cr-00192
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Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3 — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page

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DEFENDANT: KISHA SUTTON
CASE NUMBER: 2:24-cr-000192-1

SUPERVISED RELEASE
Upon release from imprisonment, you will be on supervised release for a term of:

FIVE (5) YEARS as to Count One and THREE (3) YEARS as to Count Two, to run concurrently.

MANDATORY CONDITIONS
1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.

7.

You must not commit another federal, state or local crime.
You must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance.
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.
G 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)
✔
You
must
make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §§ 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence of
G
restitution. (check if applicable)
✔ You must cooperate in the collection of DNA as directed by the probation officer. (check if applicable)
G
G 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 the location where you
reside, work, are a student, or were convicted of a qualifying offense. (check if applicable)
G 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 other conditions on the attached
page.


Case 2:24-cr-00192
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Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3A — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page

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DEFENDANT: KISHA SUTTON
CASE NUMBER: 2:24-cr-000192-1

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.
2.
3.
4.
5.

6.
7.

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

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.
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.
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.
You must answer truthfully the questions asked by your probation officer.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If you are arrested or questioned by a law enforcement officer, you must notify the probation officer within 72 hours.
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).
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.
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.
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. For further information regarding these conditions, see Overview of Probation and Supervised
Release Conditions, available at: www.uscourts.gov.
Defendant's Signature

Date


Case 2:24-cr-00192
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Document 437

Filed 01/20/26

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Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3B — Supervised Release
Judgment—Page

DEFENDANT: KISHA SUTTON
CASE NUMBER: 2:24-cr-000192-1

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ADDITIONAL SUPERVISED RELEASE TERMS
While on supervised release, the defendant must not commit another federal, state, or local crime, must not possess a firearm or other dangerous
device, and must not unlawfully possess a controlled substance. The defendant must also comply with the standard terms and conditions of supervised
release as recommended by the United States Sentencing Commission and as adopted by the United States District Court for the Southern District of
West Virginia, including the condition that the defendant shall participate in a program of testing, counseling, and treatment for drug and alcohol
abuse as directed by the probation officer, until such time as the defendant is released from the program by the probation officer. In addition, the
defendant shall comply with the following Standard Conditions of Supervision adopted by the Southern District of West Virginia in Local Rule of
Criminal Procedure 32.3:
1) If the defendant is unemployed, the probation officer may direct the defendant to register and remain active with Workforce West Virginia;
2) The defendant shall submit to random urinalysis or any drug screening method whenever the same is deemed appropriate by the probation officer
and shall participate in a substance abuse program as directed by the probation officer. The defendant shall not use any method or device to evade a
drug screen;
3) As directed by the probation officer, the defendant will make co-payments for drug testing and drug treatment services at rates determined by the
probation officer in accordance with a court-approved schedule based on ability to pay and availability of third-party payments;
4) A term of community service is imposed on every defendant on supervised release or probation. Fifty hours of community service is imposed on
every defendant for each year the defendant is on supervised release or probation. The obligation for community service is waived if the defendant
remains fully employed or actively seeks such employment throughout the year;
5) The defendant shall not possess a firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or any other 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), and shall reside in a residence free
from such items; and
6) The defendant shall not purchase, possess, or consume any organic or synthetic intoxicants, including bath salts, synthetic cannabinoids, or other
designer stimulants.


Case 2:24-cr-00192

AO 245B (Rev. )

Document 437

Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 3D — Supervised Release

Filed 01/20/26

Page 6 of 10 PageID #: 2826
Judgment—Page

DEFENDANT: KISHA SUTTON
CASE NUMBER: 2:24-cr-000192-1

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SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION
In addition, the defendant shall comply with the following Special Conditions of Supervision:
1) The defendant must participate in a mental health treatment program and follow the rules and regulations of the program. The probation officer, in
consultation with the treatment provider, will supervise the defendant's participation in the program.
2) The defendant is not a resident of this district; therefore, the period of supervised release is to be administered by the district where the defendant is
a legal resident and/or the district where a suitable release plan is developed.
3) The defendant must provide the probation officer with access to any requested financial information and authorize the release of any financial
information. The probation office may share financial information with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
4) The defendant must not incur new credit charges or open additional lines of credit without the approval of the probation officer.
5) The defendant shall apply all monies received from income tax refunds, lottery winnings, judgments, and any other anticipated or unanticipated
financial gains to any outstanding Court imposed monetary obligations.
6) The defendant shall cooperate with the IRS with regard to any civil audit of her personal and business taxes and shall file all tax returns and
amended tax returns as required.
7) The defendant must make restitution in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 3663 and 3663A or any other statute authorizing a sentence of restitution.
8) The defendant shall pay restitution in the amount of $184,014.04, with interest as allowed by law, to the fullest extent financially feasible. The
defendant shall pay the restitution jointly and severally with the following individuals and in the following amounts: Shamiese Wright in the amount
of $18,736.73; William Powell in the amount of $15,625.00; Damisha Brown in the amount of $15,625.00; Jasmine Spencer in the amount of
$15,625.00; and Lydia Spencer in the amount of $36,814.13. The defendant shall pay restitution during her term of supervised release through
monthly installments of no less than $200 with the first installment to be paid within 60 days of release from incarceration, until paid in full.
Payments shall be paid to the Clerk of the Court at the following address: United States District Clerk’s Office, Robert C. Byrd Federal Building,
United States Courthouse, 300 Virginia Street East, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301.
9) The defendant shall make third party risk notification to her current or any future employer while on supervised release.


Case 2:24-cr-00192
AO 245B (Rev. )

Document 437

Filed 01/20/26

Page 7 of 10 PageID #: 2827

Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 5 — Criminal Monetary Penalties
Judgment — Page

DEFENDANT: KISHA SUTTON
CASE NUMBER: 2:24-cr-000192-1

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CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTIES
The defendant must pay the total criminal monetary penalties under the schedule of payments on Sheet 6.

TOTALS

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$ 184,014.04

Assessment
$ 200.00

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. An Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case (AO 245C) will be

entered after such determination.

G 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, unless specified otherwise in
the priority order or percentage payment column below. However, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3664(i), all nonfederal victims must be paid
before the United States is paid.
Name of Payee

Total Loss***

Benworth Capital Partners, LLC

$16,236.73

Restitution Ordered

Priority or Percentage

$16,236.73

700 Biltmore Way, Suite C1
Coral Gables, FL 33134
[RE: Shamiese Wright SBA Loan No. 9543878807]

Continued on Page 8

TOTALS

$

184,014.04

$

184,014.04

G

Restitution amount ordered pursuant to plea agreement $

✔
G

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 Sheet 6 may be subject
to penalties for delinquency and default, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3612(g).

G

The court determined that the defendant does not have the ability to pay interest and it is ordered that:

G the interest requirement is waived for the
G the interest requirement for the

G fine

G fine

G restitution.

G 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.


Case 2:24-cr-00192

AO 245B (Rev. )

Document 437

Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 5B — Criminal Monetary Penalties

Filed 01/20/26

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Judgment—Page

DEFENDANT: KISHA SUTTON
CASE NUMBER: 2:24-cr-000192-1

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ADDITIONAL RESTITUTION PAYEES
Name of Payee

Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC

Total Loss*

Restitution Ordered

$63,116.01

$63,116.01

$104,661.30

$104,661.30

Priority or
Percentage

24422 Avenida de la Carlota, Suite 400
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
[RE: Cylena Sutton SBA Loan No. 3003798907 ($31,250)]
[RE: Rahmel Meekins SBA Loan No. 3086598802 ($15,625)]
[RE: Jasmine Spencer SBA Loan No. 9691779004 ($16,241.01)]

Small Business Administration
721 19th St., 3rd Floor, Room 301
Denver, CO 80202
[RE: William Powell SBA Loan No. 1994448908 ($18,736.30)]
[RE: Damisha Brown SBA Loan No. 2852568908 ($18,276.97)]
[RE: Lydia Spencer SBA Loan Nos. 5551778803 and
6723679000 ($36,814.13)]
[RE: Ebony Bryant SBA Loan No. 2454208910 ($18,333.90)]
[RE: Shamiese Wright SBA Loan No. 9543878807
($2,500 loan processing fee)]
[RE: Cylena Sutton SBA Loan No. 3003798907
($5,000 loan processing fees)]
[RE: Rahmel Meekins SBA Loan No. 3086598802
($2,500 loan processing fee)]
[RE: Jasmine Spencer SBA Loan No. 9691779004
($2,500 loan processing fee)]

* 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.


Case 2:24-cr-00192

AO 245B (Rev. )

Document 437

Filed 01/20/26

Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 6 — Schedule of Payments

Page 9 of 10 PageID #: 2829
Judgment — Page

DEFENDANT: KISHA SUTTON
CASE NUMBER: 2:24-cr-000192-1

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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 payment of $ 200.00
G

G
✔
G

not later than
in accordance with G C,

due immediately, balance due
, or

G D,

G E, or

B

G Payment to begin immediately (may be combined with

C

G Payment in equal

D

G Payment in equal

✔ F below; or
G

G C,

G D, or

G F below); or

(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
(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

G 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:
G

If not paid immediately, the defendant shall pay the $200 special assessment while incarcerated through participation in the Inmate
Financial Responsibility Program by paying quarterly installments of $25 each. Any remaining special assessment balance shall be paid
within 60 days of the defendant’s release from custody. The defendant shall pay the $184,014.04 restitution during her term of supervised
release in monthly installments of $200 each, with the first payment becoming due 60 days after her release from custody. The defendant
shall make the payments to the Clerk of the Court, United States District Clerk’s Office, Robert C. Byrd Federal Building, United States
Courthouse, 300 Virginia Street East, Charleston, West Virginia, 25301.

Unless the court has expressly ordered otherwise, if this judgment imposes imprisonment, payment of criminal monetary penalties is due during
the period of 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
G

Case Number
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names
(including defendant number)

Total Amount

Joint and Several
Amount

Corresponding Payee,
if appropriate

See Page 10

G The defendant shall pay the cost of prosecution.
G 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:
G

As more fully set forth in the "Preliminary Order of Forfeiture" (Document 422) entered on December 8, 2025, a forfeiture
money judgment in the amount of $3,000.00 has been ordered.

Payments shall be applied in the following order: (1) assessment, (2) restitution principal, (3) restitution interest, (4) AVAA assessment,
(5) fine principal, (6) fine interest, (7) community restitution, (8) JVTA assessment, (9) penalties, and (10) costs, including cost of
prosecution and court costs.


Case 2:24-cr-00192

AO 245B (Rev. )

Document 437

Judgment in a Criminal Case
Sheet 6A — Schedule of Payments

Filed 01/20/26

Page 10 of 10 PageID #: 2830
Judgment—Page

DEFENDANT: KISHA SUTTON
CASE NUMBER: 2:24-cr-000192-1

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ADDITIONAL DEFENDANTS AND CO-DEFENDANTS HELD JOINT AND SEVERAL
Case Number
Defendant and Co-Defendant Names
(including defendant number)

Shamiese Wright (2:24-cr-00192-2)

Total Amount

Joint and Several
Amount

$18,736.73

$18,736.73

$18,736.30

$15,625.00

$18,276.97

$15,625.00

$18,741.01

$15,625.00

$36,814.13

$36,814.13

$36,250.00

$0.00

$18,125.00

$0.00

$18,333.90

$0.00

William Powell (2:24-cr-00192-5)

Damisha Brown (2:24-cr-00192-6)

Jasmine Spencer (2:24-cr-00192-7)

Lydia Spencer (2:24-cr-00053-1)

Cylena Sutton (2:24-cr-00192-3)

Rahmel Meekins (2:24-cr-192-4)

Ebony Bryant

Corresponding Payee,
if appropriate

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