Motion to Continue Sentencing Hearing — United States v. Daisha Sanders, No. 4:24-cr-00029 (W.D. Mo.), Dkt. 281

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Motion to Continue Sentencing Hearing filed by the United States on May 19, 2025 in United States v. Daisha Sanders, Case No. 24-00029-01-CR-W-BP, Western District of Missouri. It asks to continue the sentencing hearing scheduled for May 19, 2025 to resolve a discovery dispute raised in the defendant's motion filed May 18, 2025 to preclude evidence and testimony regarding the loss amount. The motion states that the loss amount for the charged conduct was $249,987.83, that the guidelines provide a 12-level increase for loss greater than $250,000 and less than $550,000, and that the government believes additional fraudulent loans would raise the loss into that range. It requests a three week continuance, and the signature block names Paul S. Becker, Assistant United States Attorney.

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                    IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
                            WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
                                 WESTERN DIVISION

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

                                Plaintiff,

           v.                                      Case No. 24-00029-01-CR-W-BP

 DAISHA SANDERS,

                                Defendant.

                    MOTION TO CONTINUE SENTENCING HEARING

       The United States moves for a continuance of the sentencing hearing scheduled for

tomorrow, May 19, 2025, in order to resolve the discovery dispute raised by the defendant in her

motion last night. On May 18, 2025, at approximately 10:40 pm, the defendant filed a motion to

preclude evidence and testimony regarding the loss amount in this case. The motion was based

upon the government’s production of a summary chart of the false PPP loans charged in this case

and other loans that the government submits as relevant conduct.

       The government needs additional time to identify the specific documents that are the basis

of the summary chart and identify whether those documents were produced in the discovery in this

case.1 The guidelines state that there is a 12-level increase for loss greater than $250,000 and less

than $550,000. The loss amount for the charged conduct was $249,987.83. The government

believes that the defendant was responsible for additional fraudulent loans which would increase

the loss to more than $250,000 but less than $550,000.




       1
           The Cashapp records referenced in the summary chart were produced, Bates #00159.




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       The government requests additional time to meet with the defense counsel to attempt to

resolve the issue prior to the sentencing hearing.

       WHEREFORE, the United States requests a three week continuance of the sentencing

hearing.

                                                     Respectfully submitted,

                                                     Jeffrey P. Ray
                                                     Acting United States Attorney

                                              By:    /s/ Paul S. Becker

                                                     Paul S. Becker
                                                     Assistant United States Attorney

                                                     Charles Evan Whittaker Courthouse
                                                     400 E. 9th Street, Suite 5510
                                                     Kansas City, Missouri 64106
                                                     Telephone: (816) 426-3122

                                  CERTIFICATE OF MAILING

        The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing was delivered on
May 19, 2025, to the CM-ECF system of the United States District Court for the Western
District of Missouri for electronic delivery to all counsel of record.

                                                     /s/ Paul S. Becker

                                                     Paul S. Becker
                                                     Assistant United States Attorney




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