O’Neal Surrenders After Weeks-Long Fight to Stay Out of Prison Pending Appeal

Former Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal surrendered to federal custody on Wednesday, ending a weeks-long effort to remain on home detention while pursuing an appeal. Ms. O’Neal arrived wearing a white sweatshirt and gray sweatpants and was accompanied by two individuals. Her surrender came after District Court Judge Mark Kearney denied her latest request to delay incarceration, leaving her July 1 surrender deadline in place. The surrender followed repeated attempts by Ms. O’Neal and her attorneys to keep her out of prison while her appeal proceeds. Judge Kearney previously denied her request for an eight-week delay in reporting to prison, granting only a short extension to July 1. Her newly hired attorney, Carl Williams, later filed a 21-page motion seeking bail pending appeal, but that filing was denied for being too lengthy and for other deficiencies. A corrected motion followed on Saturday. In that filing, defense counsel argued that Ms. O’Neal does not pos...