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United States v. Lydia Spencer — PPP bank fraud conspiracy, S.D. W. Va.

United States v. Lydia Spencer — PPP bank fraud conspiracy, S.D. W. Va. — 25 documents in the archive, dated April 1, 2024 to August 29, 2024.

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Docket numberNo. 2:24-cr-00053 — main docket · CourtListener docket 238890
Filings25 public filings
Filed2024-04-01 – 2024-08-29
Original PDFs25 of 25

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 docketU.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, No. 2:24-cr-00053
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesConspiracy to commit bank fraud (18 U.S.C. §§ 1344 and 1349), one count, by information
Outcome and sentencePleaded 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 convictionPleaded 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 imposedFour 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 assessmentFine $0.00; special assessment $100.00, due immediately (pp. 7-8)
Status checked2026-09-23 · 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.

Docket

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

No. 2:24-cr-00053

  1. Criminal Information — United States v. Lydia SpencerEntry 1
  2. MOTION by United States of America to Schedule Guilty Plea Hearing as to… — United States of America v. Spencer (Dkt. 2)Entry 2
  3. Order granting government's 2 Motion to Schedule — United States v. Spencer (Dkt. 3, S.D. W. Va.)Entry 3
  4. PETITION by United States of America for Writ of Habeas Corpus ad… — United States of America v. Spencer (Dkt. 4)Entry 4
  5. Proposed Order and Writ — United States of America v. Spencer (Dkt. 4.1)Entry 4, attachment 1
  6. Order granting government's 4 Petition — United States v. Spencer (Dkt. 5, S.D. W. Va.)Entry 5
  7. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ad PROSEQUENDUM ISSUED as to Lydia Spencer for… — United States of America v. Spencer (Dkt. 6)Entry 6
  8. Plea Hearing as to Lydia Spencer — United States v. Spencer (Dkt. 7, S.D. W. Va.)Entry 7
  9. Waiver of Indictment by Lydia Spencer — United States v. Spencer (Dkt. 8, S.D. W. Va.)Entry 8
  10. Written Plea of Guilty by Defendant Lydia Spencer — United States v. Spencer (Dkt. 9, S.D. W. Va.)Entry 9
  11. Plea Agreement — United States v. Lydia Spencer (S.D. W. Va.)Entry 10
  12. Order Accepting Guilty Plea — United States v. Lydia SpencerEntry 11
  13. —Entries 12–13 are not in the archive
  14. Order as to Lydia Spencer; granting the 13 Motion — United States v. Spencer (Dkt. 14, S.D. W. Va.)Entry 14
  15. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ad PROSEQUENDUM RETURNED EXECUTED as to Lydia… — United States of America v. Spencer (Dkt. 15)Entry 15
  16. —Entry 16 is not in the archive
  17. Order as to Lydia Spencer — United States v. Spencer (Dkt. 17, S.D. W. Va.)Entry 17
  18. Notice of Change of Attorney Information — United States v. Spencer (Dkt. 18, S.D. W. Va.)Entry 18
  19. Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Lydia Spencer (S.D. W. Va.)Entry 19
  20. Government's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Lydia Spencer (S.D. W. Va.)Entry 20
  21. PETITION by United States of America for Writ of Habeas Corpus ad… — United States of America v. Spencer (Dkt. 21)Entry 21
  22. Proposed Order and Writ — United States of America v. Spencer (Dkt. 21.1)Entry 21, attachment 1
  23. Order granting United States' 21 Petition — United States v. Spencer (Dkt. 22, S.D. W. Va.)Entry 22
  24. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ad PROSEQUENDUM ISSUED as to Lydia Spencer for… — United States of America v. Spencer (Dkt. 23)Entry 23
  25. Sentencing as to Lydia Spencer — United States v. Spencer (Dkt. 24, S.D. W. Va.)Entry 24
  26. Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Lydia SpencerEntry 25
  27. —Entries 26–28 are not in the archive
  28. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ad PROSEQUENDUM RETURNED EXECUTED as to Lydia… — United States of America v. Spencer (Dkt. 29)Entry 29

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