Judge Rejects O’Neal’s Eight-Week Delay Request, Gives Her Until July 1 to Surrender

Jenifer O’Neal has been given until July 1 to surrender to federal custody, after District Court Judge Mark Kearney rejected most of her request to delay the start of her seven-year prison sentence by eight weeks while she seeks appellate counsel. In a June 22 order, Judge Kearney granted O’Neal only a short extension, directing her to self-surrender to the United States Marshal’s Office in St. Thomas at 2:00 p.m. on July 1, 2026. The order leaves her on continued home detention in the District until that date and reminds her that the conditions of release imposed during her June 11 sentencing hearing remain in effect. The court also warned that the probation office must promptly seek remand if it learns of any violation of those conditions. O’Neal, the former Office of Management and Budget director, was sentenced earlier this month to seven years in prison in the Mon Ethos corruption case. Judge Kearney said at sentencing that she had traded her integrity for cash. After the sente...