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Donna J. Clark wire fraud case — U.S. District Court, E.D. Tenn.

Donna J. Clark wire fraud case — U.S. District Court, E.D. Tenn. — 40 documents in the archive, dated August 5, 2021 to November 7, 2024.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
Docket numberNo. 1:21-cr-00069 — main docket · CourtListener docket 100793
Filings40 public filings
Filed2021-08-05 – 2024-11-07
Original PDFs40 of 40

Case summary

Donna J. Clark was prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga, No. 1:21-cr-69, on an indictment filed August 6, 2021 charging wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 in count one, with other counts. Under an amended plea agreement filed December 22, 2021 she pleaded guilty on January 19, 2022 to count one, and the United States agreed to dismiss counts two and three. In the statement of facts she described agreeing to receive money from people who could not send it directly to men she had been in contact with, depositing cash at a Bitcoin ATM and buying Steam and Green Dot cards, keeping between $20 and about $200. The court sentenced her to time served followed by three years of supervised release, and entered judgment on June 2, 2022.

Case at a glance

PartiesUnited States v. Donna J. Clark
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Chattanooga, No. 1:21-cr-00069-CEA-CHS
ProgramNo pandemic relief program is named in the filings on this page; the charge is wire fraud arising from a money-transfer scheme
ChargesWire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343), count one; counts two and three dismissed under the amended plea agreement
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty January 19, 2022; sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release, judgment entered June 2, 2022; money judgment of $110,125.50 ordered June 1, 2022; supervised release terminated early by a later order
Counts of convictionPleaded guilty to count one of the indictment, wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, offense concluded 07/19/2021; all remaining counts dismissed on motion of the United States (judgment of June 2, 2022, p. 1)
Sentence imposedTime served as to count one (p. 2); three years of supervised release (p. 3)
Restitution$110,125.50: Fora Financial Business Loans, LLC $39,292.50; Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC $20,833.00; PayPal $50,000; interest waived (p. 6)
Fine and assessmentFine $.00; special assessment $100.00 (p. 6); lump sum of $110,225.50 due immediately (p. 7)
Forfeiture"As directed by the Agreed Preliminary Order of Forfeiture (Document 24)" (p. 7)
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What was forfeited?

An agreed preliminary order of forfeiture entered January 25, 2022 condemned $460.00 in currency seized from Clark's residence on July 19, 2021, a $20,000.00 BB&T official check payable to her, and funds up to $53,038.13 in a BB&T account. A separate order of June 1, 2022 entered a money judgment of $110,125.50, and a final order of forfeiture followed on June 17, 2022.

What happened to the supervised release?

The court recorded that it had sentenced Clark to time served followed by three years of supervised release, due to expire June 1, 2025, and that she wrote to the court on November 7, 2024 asking for early termination. The page carries the order granting early termination.

Which relief program does the page connect this case to?

None. The filings on this page do not mention the Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loans, unemployment benefits, the CARES Act or the Small Business Administration.

Docket

40 documents in docket-entry order; attachments follow their entry. Gaps name the entries we do not have.

No. 1:21-cr-00069

  1. Indictment — U.S. v. ClarkEntry 1
  2. Criminal Cover Sheet — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 1-1, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 1, attachment 1
  3. Certification — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 1.2)Entry 1, attachment 2
  4. —Entry 2 is not in the archive
  5. Order, Appointment of Counsel, Federal Defender Services — United States v. Donna J. Clark (Document 3)Entry 3
  6. —Entry 4 is not in the archive
  7. Memorandum and Order: Arraignment on Indictment as to Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 5, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 5
  8. Discovery and Scheduling Order as to Donna J. Clark Plea Agreement due — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 6, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 6
  9. Due Process Protections Act Order as to Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 7, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 7
  10. Initial Appearance — USA v. Donna J. Clark, Case 1:21-cr-00069-CEA-CHS (Document 8)Entry 8
  11. Order Setting Conditions of Release as to Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 9, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 9
  12. Notice of Defendant's Request for Preservation and Discovery Materials by Donna J. ClarkEntry 10
  13. Appearance Bond Entered as to Donna J. Clark in amount of $ $30,000.00 — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 11, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 11
  14. Warrant Returned Executed in case as to Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 12, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 12
  15. Unopposed Motion to Continue Deadlines and Trial Date by Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 13, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 13
  16. Ends of Justice Scheduling Order granting 13 Unopposed Motion to Continue Deadlines — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 14, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 14
  17. undatedPlea Agreement — U.S. v. ClarkEntry 15
  18. —Entry 16 is not in the archive
  19. ORDER as to Donna J. Clark, ( Change of Plea Hearing set for 1/5/2022 10:00 AM in Courtroom 1A… — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 17)Entry 17
  20. Amended Plea Agreement — U.S. v. ClarkEntry 18
  21. Unopposed Motion to Continue Plea Hearing by Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 19, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 19
  22. Order as to Donna J. Clark: Granting 19 Unopposed Motion — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 20, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 20
  23. Rearraignment Minutes — Guilty Plea to Count One of the Indictment — USA v. Clark (E.D. Tenn.)Entry 21
  24. —Entry 22 is not in the archive
  25. Joint Motion for Entry of Agreed Preliminary Order of Forfeiture by USA as to Donna J. ClarkEntry 23
  26. Other / Agreed Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 23.1)Entry 23, attachment 1
  27. Agreed Preliminary Order of Forfeiture — U.S. v. ClarkEntry 24
  28. Notice of Forfeiture — U.S. v. ClarkEntry 25
  29. Service by Publication filed by USA. Last publication date March 13, 2022 — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 26, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 26
  30. Exhibit A / Advertisement Certification — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 26-1, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 26, attachment 1
  31. Exhibit B / Advertisement Copy — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 26.2)Entry 26, attachment 2
  32. —Entry 27 is not in the archive
  33. ORDER as to Donna J. Clark, ( Sentencing reset for 6/2/2022 09:00 AM in Courtroom 1A -… — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 28)Entry 28
  34. NOTICE OF NO OBJECTIONS to Presentence Investigation Report by Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 29)Entry 29
  35. NOTICE OF NO OBJECTIONS to Presentence Investigation Report by USA as to Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 30)Entry 30
  36. —Entries 31–32 are not in the archive
  37. Motion for Entry of Order of Forfeiture by USA as to Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 33, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 33
  38. Order of Forfeiture for Money Judgment — U.S. v. ClarkEntry 34
  39. undatedAddendum to Amended Plea Agreement — U.S. v. Clark (E.D. Tenn.)Entry 35
  40. —Entry 36 is not in the archive
  41. Judgment, Case No. 1:21-CR-69, USA v. Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (E.D. Tenn.)Entry 37
  42. Letters of Support submitted for consideration during sentencing — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 38, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 38
  43. Judgment — U.S. v. ClarkEntry 39
  44. —Entry 40 is not in the archive
  45. Final Order of Forfeiture — U.S. v. ClarkEntry 41
  46. Return of Service on 7/13/2023. as to Donna J. Clark — USA v. Clark (Dkt. 42, E.D. Tenn.)Entry 42
  47. Motion for Early Termination of Probation for Donna J. Clark (1) Count 1 by Donna J. ClarkEntry 43
  48. undatedOrder Granting Early Termination of Supervised Release — U.S. v. ClarkEntry 44

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