USA v. Foster

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
LUKE EDWARD FOSTER,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cr-00114-SLG-MMS
ORDER RE FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE
MAGISTRATE JUDGE UPON A PLEA OF GUILTY
A plea agreement was filed in this case at Docket 59. Pursuant to Rule 11
of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this matter was referred to the
Honorable Magistrate Judge Matthew M. Scoble by the District Court, with the
written and oral consents of Defendant, counsel for Defendant, and counsel for the
United States. A proposed change of plea hearing was held before the magistrate
judge at which Defendant entered guilty pleas to Counts 2 of the Indictment,
Possession of Controlled Substance with the Intent to Distribute in violation of 21
§ U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(c), and Counts 4 and 5 of the Misdemeanor Information,
Damage to Religious Property, violations of 18 U.S.C. § 247(c). 	Defendant also
admitted to Criminal Forfeiture Allegation 1.
Judge Scoble issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 65, in
which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s pleas of guilty
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to Counts 2, 4, and 5 of the Indictment and Misdemeanor Information and accept
Defendant’s admission to Criminal Forfeiture Allegation 1. No objections to the
Final Report and Recommendation have been filed.
The matter is now before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The
Court 	has 	reviewed 	the 	Final 	Report 	and 	Recommendation 	and 	adopts 	it.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Court ACCEPTS Defendant’s pleas of guilty
to Counts 2 of the Indictment and Counts r and 5 of Misdemeanor Information and
Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of Counts 2, 4, and 5. The Court also ACCEPTS
Defendant’s admission to Criminal Forfeiture Allegation 1. 	An Imposition of
Sentence hearing has been scheduled for July 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. before
District Judge Sharon L. Gleason in Anchorage Courtroom 2.
DATED this 8th day of May, 2023, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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