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United States v. Krista Marie Menchaca — PPP loan case, S.D. W. Va.

United States v. Krista Marie Menchaca — 7 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, filed between April 10, 2025 and September 30, 2025. Among them: 2 sentencing memoranda, 2 judgments and 1 information.

See also: — the same docket (docket No. 2:25-cr-00068) under another case page, 11 public filings. Full docket →

Case facts

CourtU.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
Filings7 public filings
Filed2025-04-10 – 2025-09-30
Document typessentencing memoranda (2), judgments (2), information (1), plea agreement (1), opinion (1)
Original PDFs7 of 7

Case summary

This case page collects filings from the prosecution of Krista Marie Menchaca in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, No. 2:25-cr-00068. A single-count information filed April 10, 2025 charged receipt of stolen money under 18 U.S.C. § 2315, with the offense ended July 8, 2021. The court accepted her guilty plea by memorandum opinion and order on May 1, 2025. The government's sentencing memorandum states that a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan application was submitted on her behalf in May 2021 and that she received a bank deposit of $19,395 from the PPP lender on July 2, 2021. Sentence was imposed August 12, 2025: three years of probation and restitution of $21,963.96 to the Small Business Administration. Judgment was entered September 12, 2025 and an amended judgment on September 30, 2025.

Case at a glance

Defendant(s)Krista Marie Menchaca
Court and docketU.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, No. 2:25-cr-00068
ProgramPaycheck Protection Program (PPP)
ChargesReceipt of stolen money (18 U.S.C. § 2315), one count, by information
Outcome and sentencePleaded guilty; sentence imposed August 12, 2025 — three years of probation, restitution of $21,963.96 to the Small Business Administration; judgment entered September 12, 2025, amended judgment September 30, 2025
Counts of convictionPleaded guilty to the single-count information, receipt of stolen money, 18 U.S.C. § 2315, offense ended 7/8/2021 (judgment filed September 30, 2025, p. 1)
Sentence imposedProbation for a term of three (3) years (p. 2)
Restitution$21,963.96 to the SBA, 100 percent; if not paid immediately, monthly installments (pp. 5-6); lump sum of $22,063.96 due immediately (p. 7)
Fine and assessmentSpecial assessment $100.00 (p. 6)
ForfeitureThe judgment's forfeiture line is unchecked (p. 7)
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What was Krista Marie Menchaca sentenced to?

Three years of probation, with restitution of $21,963.96 payable in monthly installments of not less than $50 if not paid immediately. The judgment names the Small Business Administration as the payee, at 100 percent, against loan number 4743529010.

What did the government ask for?

The government's sentencing memorandum, filed August 8, 2025, requests a sentence of probation.

What does the page hold on the loan?

The government's sentencing memorandum states that the PPP loan was approved and that a deposit of $19,395 from the PPP lender reached the defendant on July 2, 2021, before she moved to Dunbar, Kanawha County, West Virginia on or about July 8, 2021. The restitution figure in the judgment is $21,963.96.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

7 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. Information — United States v. Krista Marie MenchacaInformation · PDF
  2. Plea Agreement — United States v. Krista Marie MenchacaPlea agreement · PDF
  3. Memorandum Opinion and Order (Plea Acceptance) — United States v. Krista Marie Menchaca (S.D. W. Va.)Opinion · PDF
  4. Government's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Krista Marie Menchaca (S.D. W. Va.)Sentencing memorandum · PDF
  5. Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Krista Marie Menchaca (S.D. W. Va.)Sentencing memorandum · PDF
  6. Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Krista Marie Menchaca (S.D. W. Va.)Judgment · PDF
  7. Amended Judgment in a Criminal Case — United States v. Krista Marie Menchaca (S.D. W. Va.)Judgment · PDF

Court, dates and docket numbers are as recorded on the filings.

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