Case docket
United States v. Nathan Reis and Stephanie Hockridge — N.D. Tex., Fort Worth
United States v. Nathan Reis and Stephanie Hockridge — 9 court filings in the archive, mostly from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Fort Worth Division), filed between November 14, 2024 and November 6, 2025. Among them: 4 motions, 1 indictment and 1 memorandum or brief.
Related docket: United States v. Reis — 3 public filings from the same matter under a different docket; 1 document appears on both pages.
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (Fort Worth Division) (7 filings); UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT (2 filings) |
|---|---|
| Filings | 9 public filings |
| Filed | 2024-11-14 – 2025-11-06 |
| Document types | motions (4), indictment (1), memorandum or brief (1) |
Case summary
Nathan Reis and Stephanie Hockridge, also known as Stephanie Reis, were prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, No. 4:24-cr-00287-O, on an indictment filed November 14, 2024 and a superseding indictment. Reis's factual resume, filed August 6, 2025, records his plea of guilty to count one of the superseding indictment, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and stipulates that from April 2020 until May 2021 he and others submitted Paycheck Protection Program loan applications containing false representations, fabricated tax documents and altered bank statements, and that they founded Blueacorn in 2020. Hockridge was tried and convicted on count one; her memorandum of November 6, 2025 seeks a new trial on newly disclosed evidence.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Nathan Reis (01) and Stephanie Hockridge, a/k/a Stephanie Reis (02) |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, No. 4:24-cr-00287-O |
| District | Northern District of Texas prosecutions → |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); the applications were submitted to lenders and the U.S. Small Business Administration |
| Charges | Count one of the superseding indictment, conspiracy to commit wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1349, object offense 18 U.S.C. § 1343). The indictment and superseding indictment pages on this route carry no extractable text |
| Outcome and sentence | Reis pleaded guilty to count one (factual resume, August 6, 2025). Hockridge was convicted by a jury on count one and moved for a new trial on November 6, 2025. Hockridge was sentenced on November 21, 2025 to 10 years in prison; Reis was sentenced to 10 years in prison, and his judgment was entered December 18, 2025. Neither judgment is on this page |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the Justice Department press release on Hockridge's sentence; the release on Reis's sentence |
What did Reis stipulate to?
That from in or around April 2020 until in or around May 2021 he agreed and conspired with others to commit wire fraud by submitting PPP loan applications with false representations material to eligibility and loan amounts; that they fabricated tax documents and altered bank statements to deceive lenders and the SBA; that in April 2020 he obtained a fraudulent PPP loan of around $69,870 for his company Juuice Inc.; and that he and others founded Blueacorn in 2020 and charged borrowers fees based on a percentage of the funded loan amounts.
What is the new trial motion about?
Hockridge's memorandum states that the government produced an audio recording and interview memoranda of witness interviews only after the jury returned its verdict, argues that the material discredits a trial witness's testimony, and contends there is a reasonable probability the jury would not have convicted her on count one had the evidence been disclosed.
What else did the defense file?
A motion to transfer venue (March 21, 2025), a memorandum in support of a motion to dismiss count one (March 31, 2025), a renewed motion to dismiss the superseding indictment (May 29, 2025), and Reis's motion to dismiss for improper venue and renewed motion to dismiss count one (both July 16, 2025). The government filed an objection to defense experts on July 25, 2025.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
9 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Indictment — US v. Reis & HockridgeIndictment
- Motion to Transfer Venue — U.S. v. Reis & Hockridge (N.D. Tex.)Motion
- Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss Count One — U.S. v. Reis & Hockridge (N.D. Tex.)Memorandum or brief
- Renewed Motion to Dismiss Superseding Indictment — U.S. v. Reis & Hockridge (N.D. Tex.)Motion
- Motion to Dismiss for Improper Venue — U.S. v. Reis (N.D. Tex.)Motion
- Reis Renewed Motion to Dismiss Count One — US v. Reis & Hockridge
- Government's Objection to Defense Experts — US v. Reis
- Factual Resume — Nathan Reis, US v. Reis & Hockridge
- Motion for New Trial — Hockridge, US v. Reis & HockridgeMotion
More documents from this docket
1 more document from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.txnd.396981) is in the archive but is not among the 9 filings above.
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.