Pensacola Woman Indicted for Federal Wire Fraud

Pensacola, Florida – Dominique J. Stanberry, 33, of Pensacola, Florida, was indicted by a federal grand jury charging her with two counts of wire fraud involving Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program funds. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges today.

Stanberry appeared for her arraignment in federal court before United States Magistrate Judge Hope T. Cannon, in Pensacola, Florida. Jury trial is scheduled for May 18, 2026 at 8:30 am before United States District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell II.

If convicted, Stanberry faces up to 20 years’ imprisonment on each count.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Postal Service-Office of Inspector General. Assistant United States Attorneys Alicia H. Forbes and Thomas S.P. Geeker are prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

The Department of Justice has created the National Fraud Enforcement Division. The core mission of the Fraud Division is to zealously investigate and prosecute those who steal or fraudulently misuse taxpayer dollars.  Department of Justice efforts to combat fraud support President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access available public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl.