Opinion
4:20-cr-00098-JEG-CFB
04-19-2021
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY
CELESTE F. BREMER U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The United States of America and the Defendant, having both filed a written consent, appeared before me pursuant to Rule 11, Fed. R. Crim. P. and L. Cr. R. 11. The Defendant entered pleas of guilty to a lesser-included offense of Count 1 of the Indictment and to Count 2 of the Indictment, and stipulated to the judgment of forfeiture. After cautioning and examining the Defendant under oath concerning each of the subjects mentioned in Rule 11, I determined that the guilty pleas were knowing and voluntary as to each count, and that the offenses charged are supported by an independent factual basis concerning each of the essential elements of such offenses. Defendant understands and agrees to be bound by the terms of the plea agreement. I, therefore, recommend that the pleas of guilty be accepted, that a pre-sentence investigation and report be prepared, and that the Defendant be adjudged guilty and have sentence imposed accordingly.