Opinion
12-CR-381S
01-27-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. ABDI ALI KULMIE, Defendant.
DECISION AND ORDER
1. On January 2, 2013, the Defendant entered into a written plea agreement (Docket No. 8) and pled guilty to a one count Information (Docket No. 7) charging a violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2), (making false, fictitious and fraudulent statements).
2. On January 2, 2013, the Honorable Leslie G. Foschio, United States Magistrate Judge, filed a Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 10) recommending that Defendant's plea of guilty be accepted and the Defendant adjudicated guilty.
3. This Court has not received objections to the Report and Recommendation in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §636(b)(1) and Local Rule 59(b).
4. This Court has carefully reviewed de novo Judge Foschio's January 2, 2013, Report and Recommendation, the plea agreement, the information, and the applicable law. Upon due consideration, this Court finds no legal or factual error in Judge Foschio's Report and Recommendation, and will accept Judge Foschio's recommendation that Defendant's plea of guilty be accepted and that the Defendant be adjudicated guilty as charged.
IT HEREBY IS ORDERED, that this Court accepts Judge Foschio's January 2, 2013, Report and Recommendation (Docket No. 10) in its entirety, including the authorities cited and the reasons given therein.
FURTHER, that the plea of guilty of Defendant Abdi Ali Kulmie, is accepted, and he is now adjudged guilty of Title 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2).
SO ORDERED. Dated: January 27, 2013
Buffalo, New York
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WILLIAM M. SKRETNY
Chief Judge
United States District Court