United States v. Breckenridge — U.S. District Court, S.D. W. Va., Charleston

Case summary

Malik Breckenridge pleaded guilty to Count One of a two-count indictment in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, No. 2:22-cr-00084, charging wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, with the offense ended August 10, 2021. The government's sentencing memorandum describes the case against the Paycheck Protection Program, which the CARES Act authorized the Small Business Administration to run. Judgment was imposed November 17, 2022 and an amended judgment entered November 21, 2022: sixty months of probation, with eight months of home detention as a substitute for imprisonment enforced by electronic monitoring, a $100 assessment and restitution of $41,666 to the Small Business Administration in $200 monthly instalments. Count Two was dismissed. On July 30, 2025 the court revoked his probation and committed him to the Bureau of Prisons for six months.

Case at a glance

What was Breckenridge sentenced to?

Sixty months of probation, with a special condition of eight months of home detention as a substitute for imprisonment, enforced with electronic monitoring at his own cost, and restitution of $41,666 payable during probation in monthly instalments of $200. The judgment records a $100 assessment, no fine, and a loss to the Small Business Administration recorded as $20,833.00 against one loan.

What happened to his probation?

It was revoked. At a hearing on July 30, 2025 the court found the defendant in violation of the conditions of probation, revoked probation and entered judgment committing him to the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons for a term of six months, recommending placement in drug treatment programs for which he is eligible and in a facility as close as possible to his home in West Virginia.

Which judgment governs?

Two are on the page. The original judgment was entered November 17, 2022 and the AO 245C amended judgment on November 21, 2022, which names November 17, 2022 as the date of the original judgment. Both carry the same count of conviction, 60-month probation term, home-detention condition and $41,666 restitution; the extracted text does not mark what the amendment changed.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.