From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma City woman accused of forging the signature of a federal judge was indicted by a federal grand jury here earlier this month.
Amanda Christine Dailey, 37, is charged with forging a signature and making a false statement to a credit union, U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester announced.
Dailey filed a petition for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma in August 2022.
A year later she purchased a vehicle from a car dealership, which she financed in part with a loan from a federal credit union. The indictment alleges that in order to be approved for financing, Dailey presented a false order which purported to show the discharge of her Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition.
In reality, Dailey had not been granted a discharge and the false order she presented included the forged signature of Judge Sarah A. Hall, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Dailey was arraigned on Oct. 22, pleaded not guilty, and was released on an unsecured bond of $5,000.
Her case is set for trial during the December docket before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Goodwin. If found guilty, Dailey faces up to 35 years in federal prison, and fines totaling up to $1.25 million.