Case docket
United States v. Gary Lomax — unemployment benefits case, S.D. W. Va.
United States v. Gary Lomax — 7 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, filed between July 15, 2024 and July 3, 2025. Among them: 1 information, 1 order and 1 plea agreement.
See also: United States v. Gary Lomax — U.S. District Court, S.D. W. Va. — the same docket (docket No. 2:24-cr-00114) under another case page, 24 public filings. Full docket →
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Filings | 7 public filings |
| Filed | 2024-07-15 – 2025-07-03 |
| Document types | information (1), order (1), plea agreement (1), sentencing memorandum (1), judgment (1) |
| Original PDFs | 7 of 7 |
Case summary
This case page collects filings from the prosecution of Gary Lomax in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, No. 2:24-cr-00114. A single-count information filed July 15, 2024 charged theft of public money, property, or records under 18 U.S.C. § 641, with the offense ended June 27, 2020. The court entered an order accepting his guilty plea on August 7, 2024. The defendant's sentencing memorandum states that he applied for and received unemployment compensation between April and June of 2020 while employed as a car salesman, causing a loss of $8,760 to Workforce West Virginia and the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. At the sentencing hearing on November 19, 2024 he was sentenced to five years of probation, the first four months on home confinement, and restitution of $29,592.00. Judgment was entered December 19, 2024.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Gary Lomax |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, No. 2:24-cr-00114 |
| Program | Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (unemployment benefits paid through Workforce West Virginia) |
| Charges | Theft of public money, property, or records (18 U.S.C. § 641), one count, by information |
| Outcome and sentence | Pleaded guilty; sentenced November 19, 2024 to five years of probation with the first four months on home confinement, $100 special assessment, restitution of $29,592.00; judgment entered December 19, 2024 |
| Counts of conviction | Pleaded guilty to count one of the single-count information, theft of public money, property, or records, 18 U.S.C. § 641, offense ended 6/27/2020 (judgment of December 19, 2024, p. 1) |
| Sentence imposed | Five years' probation with the first four months on home detention, not subject to location monitoring (p. 2); the sentencing hearing minutes of November 19, 2024 print 5 years' probation with the first 4 months on home confinement, no location monitoring (Dkt. 24, p. 1) |
| Restitution | $29,592.00, due in full immediately: (1) WorkForce West Virginia $2,760.00, first priority at 100%; (2) Federal Pandemic Unemployment Comp. $6,000.00, second priority; (3) Small Business Administration $20,832.00, second priority; $4,000 of the defendant's Social Security back-pay award to be paid on receipt, balance in monthly installments of no less than $150 from January 1, 2025 (pp. 5-7); the minutes print "no interest" (Dkt. 24, p. 1) |
| Fine and assessment | "$100 Special Assessment has been paid" (p. 8); the minutes print "no fine" and "$100 special assessment paid" (Dkt. 24, p. 1) |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against the court docket and DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22 |
What was Gary Lomax sentenced to?
Five years of probation, with the first four months of probation on home confinement and no location monitoring, a $100 special assessment, and restitution of $29,592.00 with no interest and no fine. The sentencing hearing minutes record that the parties agreed a guideline range of 4 to 10 months applied.
What does the record say the loss was?
The defendant's sentencing memorandum states a loss of $8,760 to Workforce West Virginia and the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program from the charged conduct. The restitution ordered in the judgment is $29,592.
What documents does the page hold?
Seven filings dated July 15, 2024 to July 3, 2025: the information, an order accepting the guilty plea, the plea agreement, the defendant's sentencing memorandum, the sentencing hearing minutes, the judgment, and a probation officer's memorandum on restitution reduction.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
7 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Information — United States v. Gary LomaxInformation · PDF
- Order Accepting Guilty Plea — United States v. Gary LomaxOrder · PDF
- Plea Agreement — United States v. Gary LomaxPlea agreement · PDF
- Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Gary LomaxSentencing memorandum · PDF
- Sentencing Hearing Minutes — United States v. Gary LomaxPDF
- Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Gary LomaxJudgment · PDF
- Probation Officer's Memorandum on Restitution Reduction — United States v. Gary Lomax (S.D. W. Va.)PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.