Case docket
United States v. Lydia Spencer — PPP bank fraud conspiracy, S.D. W. Va.
United States v. Lydia Spencer — 6 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, filed between April 1, 2024 and July 25, 2024. Among them: 2 sentencing memoranda, 1 information and 1 order.
See also: United States v. Lydia Spencer — U.S. District Court, S.D. W. Va. — the same docket (docket No. 2:24-cr-00053) under another case page, 15 public filings. Full docket →
Case facts
| Court | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Filings | 6 public filings |
| Filed | 2024-04-01 – 2024-07-25 |
| Document types | sentencing memoranda (2), information (1), order (1), plea agreement (1), judgment (1) |
| Original PDFs | 6 of 6 |
Case summary
This case page collects filings from the prosecution of Lydia Spencer in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, No. 2:24-cr-00053. A single-count information filed April 1, 2024 charged conspiracy to commit bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and 1349, with the offense ended June 21, 2021. A plea agreement was filed April 5, 2024 and the court entered an order accepting the guilty plea the same day. The government's sentencing memorandum describes the Paycheck Protection Program created by the CARES Act and gives an advisory guideline range of 6 to 12 months. Sentence was imposed July 25, 2024: four months of imprisonment to run consecutively to any state court sentence, three years of supervised release, and restitution of $36,814.13 to the Small Business Administration.
Case at a glance
| Defendant(s) | Lydia Spencer |
|---|---|
| Court and docket | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, No. 2:24-cr-00053 |
| Program | Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) |
| Charges | Conspiracy to commit bank fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and 1349), one count, by information |
| Outcome and sentence | Pleaded guilty; sentenced July 25, 2024 to four months of imprisonment consecutive to any state court sentence, three years of supervised release, restitution of $36,814.13 to the U.S. Small Business Administration |
| Counts of conviction | Pleaded guilty to count one of a single-count information, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and 1349, offense ended 6/21/2021; count one in No. 2:23-cr-00118-01 dismissed on the motion of the United States (judgment of July 25, 2024, p. 1) |
| Sentence imposed | Four months' imprisonment, to run consecutively to any state court sentence imposed (p. 2); three years of supervised release (p. 3) |
| Restitution | $36,814.13 to the United States Small Business Administration; interest waived; due immediately, otherwise monthly installments of $100 beginning within 30 days of release (pp. 7-8) |
| Fine and assessment | Fine $0.00; special assessment $100.00, due immediately (pp. 7-8) |
| Status checked | 2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read |
What was Lydia Spencer sentenced to?
Four months of imprisonment, running consecutively to any state court sentence imposed, followed by three years of supervised release, with restitution of $36,814.13.
What did the government ask for?
The government's sentencing memorandum states that it has no outstanding objections to the presentence report, gives a total offense level of 9 and criminal history category II for an advisory guideline range of 6 to 12 months, and argues that a sentence within that range would be appropriate.
Does the page connect to another case?
The judgment's count-dismissal field reads "One in 2:23-cr-00118-01", a separate case number in the same district. That case is not on this page.
Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.
Filings
6 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.
- Criminal Information — United States v. Lydia SpencerInformation · PDF
- Order Accepting Guilty Plea — United States v. Lydia SpencerOrder · PDF
- Plea Agreement — United States v. Lydia Spencer (S.D. W. Va.)Plea agreement · PDF
- Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Lydia Spencer (S.D. W. Va.)Sentencing memorandum · PDF
- Government's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Lydia Spencer (S.D. W. Va.)Sentencing memorandum · PDF
- Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Lydia SpencerJudgment · PDF
Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.