Amanda Christine Dailey, 37, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for forging the signature of a federal judge. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Court records show that in August 2022, Dailey filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. In August 2023, she bought a vehicle from a dealership and financed it partly through a loan from a federal credit union. To secure the financing, Dailey presented a false order claiming her bankruptcy had been discharged. The document included the forged signature of Judge Sarah A. Hall, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma.
A federal grand jury indicted Dailey on October 1, 2024, for forging a federal judge’s signature. She pleaded guilty on January 16, 2025, admitting to forging Judge Hall’s signature on the court order.
At her sentencing hearing on July 31, 2025, U.S. District Judge Charles Goodwin ordered Dailey to serve six months in prison followed by two years of supervised release. Judge Goodwin stated: “the seriousness of the offense, and the need to deter Dailey and others from perpetrating similar offenses in the future.”
The FBI Oklahoma City Field Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Julia E. Barry prosecuted.
Reference is made to public filings for additional information.
