Order Denying Motion for Early Termination — United States v. Bridgitte Keim

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U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida · No. 8:21-cr-00370 · Doc. 43 · 2025-01-31 · Docket on CourtListener

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An order entered January 31, 2025 in United States v. Bridgitte Keim, Case No. 8:21-cr-370-CEH-J_S, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, as Doc 43. It denies the defendant pro se motion for early termination of supervised release, filed January 15, 2025 as Doc. 40, which the government opposed on January 23, 2025. The order recounts that she pleaded guilty on January 5, 2022 to a one-count Criminal Information charging bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and 2, and was sentenced on April 8, 2022 to 24 months of imprisonment, a three-year term of supervised release, a $100 special assessment and restitution of $121,659. It summarizes her stated grounds and the government reasons for opposing, among them that $2,915.59 of restitution is paid and $118,734.97 outstanding. The court finds early termination not warranted under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
TAMPA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 
v. 
 
CASE NO: 8:21-cr-370-CEH-J_S 
 
BRIDGITTE KEIM 
______________________________/ 
 
O R D E R  
This matter comes before the Court upon Defendant’s pro se Motion for Early 
Termination of Probation [sic], filed on January 15, 2025 (Doc. 40), and the 
Government’s response in opposition, filed on January 23, 2025 (Doc. 42). 
On January 5, 2022, Defendant entered a guilty plea to a one-count Criminal 
Information charging her with Bank Fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and 2. On 
April 8, 2022, Defendant was sentenced to a term of twenty-four (24) months’ 
imprisonment followed by a three (3) year term of supervised release along with a special 
assessment of $100 and ordered to pay restitution totaling $121,659 (Doc. 31). Defendant 
commenced her three-year term of supervised release in July 2023.  
 In support of her motion, Defendant states: “(1) I have complied with all terms of 
my probation and have not violated any terms of it. (2)  I have not been arrested for any 
reason and no criminal charges are pending against me. (3) I’ve paid all of my court 
fees/fines and my restitution payments are current and paid on time each month. (4) I am 
eligible to have my teaching certificate reinstated with the [S]tate of Florida and would 
like to be able to teach grade school again in Hillsborough County, Florida but I am unable 
to do so while on federal probation.” Defendant also states that she contacted her 
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Probation Officer, Brynn Dawsey, regarding the motion, and the Probation Officer is in 
favor of Defendant filing for early termination. In its response in opposition, the 
Government indicates that counsel for the United States communicated with Defendant’s 
Probation Officer, Brynn Dawsey, to obtain her position and discuss the statements and 
claims made by Defendant in the motion. After consultation with Probation Officer 
Dawsey, the United States opposes Defendant’s motion for the following reasons: (1) 
Defendant’s motion is misleading, because Defendant states that Probation Officer 
Dawsey was in favor of her filing for early termination; however, Officer Dawsey did not 
express any opinion about Defendant filing a motion for early termination. Rather, Officer 
Dawsey presented Defendant with options; one of which was to hire counsel to file a 
motion on her behalf. (2) In response to questions concerning current employment and 
income, Defendant advised probation that she is currently being paid in cash by her 
employer. Defendant further advised that she cannot produce recent paystubs to validate 
employment and income. Cash payments create a risk of not reporting income for tax 
purposes. (3) Defendant’s motion asserts that she has paid all of her Court fees/fines and 
that her restitution payments are current. This is true. However, Defendant has only paid 
$2,915.59 in restitution and an outstanding balance of $118,734.97 remains, so Defendant 
still owes approximately 95% restitution to the victims of her crimes and should pay more 
restitution prior to being granted an early termination of supervised release. (4) Finally, 
and most troubling, Defendant was instructed by Probation Officer Dawsey to file a new 
financial statement. To date, Defendant has failed to follow the instruction of her 
probation officer. Special Condition Three requires Defendant to provide the probation 
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officer with access to any requested financial information. (Doc. 31 at pg. 6). Without a 
new financial statement neither probation or the United States can evaluate Defendant’s 
financial condition, whether changed circumstances would allow for raising the mandated 
monthly restitution payment ordered by the Court, and whether her cash employment 
income is being reported to the Internal Revenue Service as required by law. For these 
reasons, the United States requests that the Court deny Defendant’s pro se motion for early 
termination of her term of supervised release.  
The Court, having considered the motion and being fully advised in the premises, 
will deny Defendant’s motion for early termination. 
Accordingly, it is hereby  
ORDERED:  
1. Defendant’s pro se Motion for Early Termination of Probation [sic] (Doc. 
40) is DENIED.  
2. Having considered the factors in 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), early termination 
of Defendant’s supervised release is not warranted or in the interest of 
justice. 
DONE AND ORDERED in Tampa, Florida on January 31, 2025. 
 
Copies to: 
Counsel of Record and Unrepresented Parties, if any 
 
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