USA v. Barnes

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
MARIAH BARNES,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:25-CR-30020-NJR-1
ORDER TERMINATING SUPERVISED RELEASE
ROSENSTENGEL, District Judge:
Pending before the Court is a Motion for Early Termination of Supervised Release
filed pro se by Defendant Mariah Barnes. (Doc. 4). On July 7, 2022, Barnes pleaded guilty
to aiding and abetting the embezzlement and theft of bank funds by a bank employee.
(Doc. 3). Barnes was sentenced in the Eastern District of Missouri to nine months of
imprisonment and three years of supervised release. (Id.). The court also ordered Barnes
to pay a special assessment of $100.00. (Id.). Barnes completed her term of imprisonment
on June 6, 2023, and now seeks early termination of her term of supervised release. (Id.).
Under 18 U.S.C. § 3583(e)(1), “the court may, after considering the factors set forth
in section 3553(a) . . . terminate a term of supervised release and discharge the defendant
released at any time after the expiration of one year of supervised release, pursuant to the
provisions of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure relating to the modification of
probation, if it is satisfied that such action is warranted by the conduct of the defendant
released and the interest of justice.”
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Here, Barnes has served 30 of her 36 months of supervised release. She states that
she has complied with the terms of her release, continues to pay her financial obligations,
and has built a stable and productive life in Cahokia, Illinois. However, her current status
on supervised release is preventing her from pursuing certain professional licenses and
promotion opportunities. Barnes asserts that early termination of her supervision would
allow her to focus on her family responsibilities and long-term housing stability without
the administrative constraints of active supervision.
The Government and U.S. Probation agree that Barnes is a good candidate for early
termination, noting that she has complied with all terms and conditions of her release
with only minor violations and admonishments. Thus, they have no objection to her
motion.
Having considered Barnes’s motion, the fact that she has completed 30 of 36
months 	of 	her 	term 	of 	supervised 	release, 	the 	U.S. 	Probation 	Office’s 	and 	the
Government’s positions, and the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors, the Court finds that Barnes’s
conduct and the interest of justice warrant the early termination of her term of supervised
release. Accordingly, the Motion for Early Termination of Supervised Release filed pro se
by Defendant Mariah Barnes (Doc. 4) is GRANTED. The previously imposed term of
supervised release is TERMINATED as of the date of this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 	January 26, 2026
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NANCY J. ROSENSTENGEL
United States District Judge
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