Home Detention Likely in Miranda Brakley Case
The Northwest Indiana Gazette
April 11, 2016
April 11, 2016 - According to Court Documents filed today and on Friday in the case of United States vs. Miranda Brakley, a sentence of 6 months home detention is likely. On Friday, the defense filed a Sentencing Memorandum in which the sentencing guidelines and the plea agreement read together call for a sentence of home detention:
“The Presentence Investigation Report calculates Brakley’s total offense level at 10, with a criminal history category of I. There are no objections by either party to that report. Accordingly, the advisory guideline, Zone B sentencing range is 6-12 months imprisonment. Pursuant to the non-binding recommendation in ¶ 7(c)(ii) of the plea agreement, the recommended sentence that follows from that guideline range is a probationary sentence with six months home detention, as authorized by U.S.S.G §5B1.1(a)(2), 5C1.1(c)(3), and 5C1.1(e)(3)”-Defendant Brakley’s Sentencing Memorandum.
Today, the Government filed a one page report basically agreeing with the contentions of the Defense. Thus, the Court is likely to impose a sentence of 6 months home detention.
Miranda Brakley, the step-daughter of Former Lake Station Mayor Keith Soderquist, was charged in a 2 count indictment with theft from a program receiving government funds and making a false bankruptcy declaration. Brakley plead guilty to the theft charge and the false bankruptcy declaration charge was dismissed pursuant to a plea agreement. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
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