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United States v. Mandy Ellen Bauer — U.S. District Court, W.D. Ky.

United States v. Bauer — 13 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, filed between January 18, 2022 and March 3, 2025. Among them: 4 orders, 2 sentencing memoranda and 1 information.

Case facts

CaptionUnited States v. Bauer
CourtU.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Docket number1:22-cr-00004
Filings13 public filings
Filed2022-01-18 – 2025-03-03
Document typesorders (4), sentencing memoranda (2), information (1), plea agreement (1), judgment (1), transcript (1)
Original PDFs13 of 13

Case summary

Mandy Ellen Bauer was charged by criminal information on January 18, 2022 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, No. 1:22-cr-00004-GNS. Under a Rule 11(c)(1)(B) plea agreement she pleaded guilty on February 2, 2022 to counts 1 through 9, wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, with the offense concluded July 1, 2020. The government's sentencing memorandum describes Paycheck Protection Program loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans and asked for 27 months' imprisonment, three years of supervised release and a $7,500 fine. Sentence was imposed May 17, 2022 and judgment entered May 19, 2022: one year and one day on each count concurrently, three years of supervised release and a $900 assessment, with the fine waived. Supervised release was revoked on March 3, 2025.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Mandy Ellen Bauer
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, No. 1:22-cr-00004-GNS
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL)
ChargesWire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, counts 1 through 9 of the information; offense concluded July 1, 2020
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty February 2, 2022; sentenced May 17, 2022 to one year and one day on each of counts 1 through 9, concurrent, three years of supervised release and a $900 assessment, fine and costs waived for inability to pay. Supervised release revoked March 3, 2025 and 15 months in custody imposed
Counts of convictionPleaded guilty on 2/2/2022 to counts 1-9 of the information, wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, date offense concluded 7/1/2020 (judgment of May 19, 2022, pp. 1-2)
Sentence imposedOne year and one day on each of counts 1 through 9, concurrent, for a total term of one year and one day; surrender as notified by the Probation or Pretrial Services Office (p. 3); three years of supervised release on each count, concurrent (p. 4); the sentencing transcript records the same pronouncement (Dkt. 29, p. 26). On March 3, 2025 the court revoked the three-year term of supervised release, which had begun February 17, 2023, after the defendant stipulated to Grade B and C violations, and committed her to 15 months' custody with no supervised release to follow (order of March 3, 2025, Dkt. 52, pp. 1-2)
Restitution"Restitution is not an issue in this case" (p. 7)
Fine and assessmentFine and the costs of investigation, prosecution, incarceration and supervision waived for inability to pay; special assessment $900.00 (p. 7; $100 on each of the nine counts, transcript p. 26)
Forfeiture"To be addressed by separate order" (p. 8); no forfeiture order is among the documents on this page
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What did the government ask for?

The government's sentencing memorandum requested the low end of the applicable guideline range — 27 months' imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, with a fine of $7,500.

What happened to the compassionate release motions?

A pro se motion filed October 31, 2022 was denied on November 2, 2022. A second pro se motion filed November 21, 2022 was denied as moot on May 15, 2023.

Why was supervised release revoked?

At a final revocation hearing on March 3, 2025 the defendant stipulated to the violations. The court found Grade B and C violations and a criminal history category of IV, giving an advisory revocation range of 12 to 18 months, revoked the three-year term of supervised release that began February 17, 2023, and committed her to the Bureau of Prisons for 15 months with no supervised release to follow.

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

Filings

13 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. Criminal Information — United States v. Mandy Ellen BauerInformation · PDF
  2. Order Accepting Guilty Plea and Setting Sentencing — United States v. Mandy Ellen Bauer (W.D. Ky. No. 1:22-cr-00004)Order · PDF
  3. Plea Agreement — United States v. Mandy Ellen BauerPlea agreement · PDF
  4. Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Mandy Ellen Bauer (W.D. Ky. No. 1:22-cr-00004)Sentencing memorandum · PDF
  5. Government's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Mandy Ellen Bauer (W.D. Ky. No. 1:22-cr-00004)Sentencing memorandum · PDF
  6. Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Mandy Ellen BauerJudgment · PDF
  7. Pro Se Motion for Compassionate Release — United States v. Mandy Ellen Bauer (W.D. Ky. No. 1:22-cr-00004)PDF
  8. Order Denying Motion for Compassionate Release — United States v. Mandy Ellen Bauer (W.D. Ky. No. 1:22-cr-00004)Order · PDF
  9. Transcript of Sentencing — United States v. Mandy Ellen BauerTranscript · PDF
  10. Second Pro Se Motion for Compassionate Release — United States v. Mandy Ellen Bauer (W.D. Ky. No. 1:22-cr-00004)PDF
  11. Government's Opposition to Motion for Compassionate Release — United States v. Mandy Ellen Bauer (W.D. Ky. No. 1:22-cr-00004)Response or reply · PDF
  12. Order Denying Motion for Compassionate Release as Moot — United States v. Mandy Ellen Bauer (W.D. Ky. No. 1:22-cr-00004, 2023-05-15)Order · PDF
  13. Order Revoking Supervised Release — United States v. Mandy Ellen Bauer (W.D. Ky. No. 1:22-cr-00004)Order · PDF

Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.

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