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United States v. Allen Pendergrass — 11th Cir. (argued August 11, 2026)

No. 25-10834 Argued August 11, 2026 Published August 12, 2026; updated August 17, 2026

The Eleventh Circuit considers whether Allen Pendergrass can satisfy a mandatory two-year sentence for aggravated identity theft through home confinement rather than two years in prison. Pendergrass was convicted in a scheme that used forged documents to steal unclaimed funds. His first appeal upheld the convictions but returned the case for resentencing because the judge had not allowed allocution, the defendant's chance to speak before sentence is imposed. At resentencing, the judge concluded that Section 1028A required imprisonment. Pendergrass says home confinement on supervised release can meet that requirement. The government says it cannot.

United States v. Allen Pendergrass (No. 25-10834) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, argued August 11, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit:https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/oral_argument_recordings/25-10834_08112026.mp3
Argument listing — Eleventh Circuit oral argument recordings:https://www.ca11.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings?page=0
Prior Eleventh Circuit opinion:https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/unpub/files/202213018.pdf
Appeal docket — Justia Dockets:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca11/25-10834
18 U.S.C. § 1028A — U.S. House of Representatives:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1028A&num=0&edition=prelim
United States v. Mangaroo — Eleventh Circuit opinion:https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/200614766.pdf
Sydney Strickland — Strickland Webster:https://www.stricklandwebster.com/sydney-strickland/
Gabriel A. Mendel — U.S. Department of Justice filing:https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/si-common-cause-v-kemp

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