Opinion
21-10020-CR-MARTINEZ/SNOW
05-05-2022
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, . v. VOLODYMYR OGORODNYCHUK, Defendant.
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON CHANGE OF PLEA
JOSE E. MARTINEZ, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the Order of Reference from the District Court to conduct a Change of Plea Hearing before a Magistrate Judge.
THE MATTER was heard in front of Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow on April 19, 2022 [DE: 10] at the request of the Defendant, the Defendant's Attorney, and the Assistant United States Attorney assigned to this case. A Report and Recommendation was filed on April 20, 2022, [DE: 17], recommending that the Defendant's plea of guilty be accepted. The Defendant and the Government were afforded the opportunity to file objections to the Report and Recommendation, however none were filed. The Court has conducted a de novo review of the entire file and after careful consideration, the Court affirms and adopts the Report and Recommendation. Accordingly, it is hereby:
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Report and Recommendation [DE: 17] of United States Magistrate Judge Lurana S. Snow, is hereby AFFIRMED and ADOPTED in its entirety.
The Defendant is adjudged guilty of Count One of the Information, which charges him with conspiracy to impede the functions of the Internal Revenue Service, in violation of 18 United States Code § 371. The Defendant acknowledged that he understood the statutory penalties that apply in his case.
Sentencing has been set in this matter on Monday, August 1, 2022 at 11:30 a.m., before the Honorable District Judge Jose E. Martinez, at the Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse, 301 Simonton Street, 1st Floor Courtroom, Key West, Florida 33040.
DONE AND ORDERED