Opinion
4:20-cr-00089-RP-SHL
12-20-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. BENDIGO AUGUSTINO JIBO, Defendant.
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY
STEPHEN H. LOCHER 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 a plea of guilty to Counts 1 and 2 of the Indictment. 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. There is no plea agreement. I further determine the United States of America has established the requisite nexus between the offenses and the property it seeks in forfeiture. 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.