Government's Sentencing Memorandum — United States v. Damisha Brown (Southern District of West Virginia)
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The government's sentencing memorandum in United States of America v. Damisha Brown, Criminal No. 2:24-CR-00192-6, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, filed August 28, 2025 as Document 379. Submitted by Assistant United States Attorney Jonathan T. Storage under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a), it asks the Court to impose a sentence of time served followed by a term of supervised release. It describes the defendant's history and characteristics, including education and work as a bartender, assisted living aid and ride share driver. It states that during the spring of 2021 the defendant aided and abetted Kisha Sutton to obtain a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan by supplying personal information. The memorandum is signed s/Jonathan T. Storage.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. CRIMINAL NO. 2:24-CR-00192-6
DAMISHA BROWN
GOVERNMENT’S SENTENCING MEMORANDUM
Comes now the United States of America, by Jonathan T.
Storage, Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern
District of West Virginia and submits this Sentencing Memorandum
in aid of sentencing.
I. SENTENCING FACTORS
The United States offers the following analysis relating to
the application of the sentencing factors enumerated in 18 U.S.C.
§ 3553(a). As discussed below, the government requests that the
Court impose a sentence of “time served,” to be followed by a term
of supervised release.
A. History and Characteristics of the Offender
The defendant was born in New Jersey and is 32 years old. Her
father resides in New Jersey and is employed in the construction
industry. The defendant has had no contact with her mother in
several years, and she rarely communicates with her brother and
only sibling, who is 29 years old and is imprisoned.
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The defendant was raised by her mother and stepfather until
she was 15 years old. He father was imprisoned until that time,
and the defendant went to live with her father and stepmother upon
his release from prison.
For several years, the defendant lived in the Southern
District of West Virginia with her father. She is a graduate of
South Charleston High School in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
The defendant is single and has never been married. The
defendant has 3 children, ages 13, 11, and 5.
The defendant is healthy and reported no history of substance
abuse.
She obtained some college education, and she completed
commercial drive license (“CDL”). The defendant did not complete
her CDL exam.
The defendant reported working nearly every day of the week:
she is a bartender, assisted living aid, and ride share driver.
B. Nature and Circumstances of the Offense
During the spring of 2021, the defendant aided and abetted
Kisha Sutton to obtain a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program
(“PPP”) loan through a federal COVID-19 relief program
administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
The defendant supplied her personal information to her
sister, who then passed it on to Kisha Sutton. At the time, Kisha
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II. CONCLUSION
The government submits that a sentence of “time served,” to
be followed by a period of supervised release, would be sufficient
but not greater than necessary to meet the purposes of sentencing.
Respectfully submitted,
LISA G. JOHNSTON
Acting United States Attorney
By:
s/Jonathan T. Storage
JONATHAN T. STORAGE
Assistant United States Attorney
WV State Bar No. 12279
300 Virginia Street, East
Room 4000
Charleston, WV 25301
Telephone: 304-345-2200
Fax: 304-347-5104
E-mail: Jonathan.Storage@usdoj.gov
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
It is hereby certified that the foregoing “GOVERNMENT’S
SENTENCING MEMORANDUM” has been electronically filed and service
has been made on opposing counsel by virtue of electronic mail
this the 28th day of August, 2025, to:
Clayton T. Harkins, Esq.
DINSMORE & SHOHL
P.O. Box 11887
Charleston, WV 25339
Email: clayton.harkins@dinsmore.com
s/Jonathan T. Storage
JONATHAN T. STORAGE
Assistant United States Attorney
WV State Bar No. 12279
300 Virginia Street, East
Room 4000
Charleston, WV 25301
Telephone: 304-345-2200
Fax: 304-347-5104
E-mail: Jonathan.Storage@usdoj.gov
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