USA v. McGranahan

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
DONALD JAMES MCGRANAHAN,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cr-00118-SLG-MMS
ORDER RE FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE
MAGISTRATE JUDGE UPON A PLEA OF GUILTY
A plea agreement was filed at Docket 52. 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 1, 2, and 3 of the Indictment: Two counts
of Distribution of a Controlled Substance and one count of Possession with Intent
to Distribute, which are violations of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Defendant also entered
an admission to Criminal Forfeiture Allegation 1.
Judge Scoble issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 61, in
which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s pleas of guilty
to Counts 1, 2, and 3 of the Indictment and admission to Criminal Forfeiture
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Case No. 3:21-cr-00118-SLG-MMS, United States v. McGranahan
Order Re Final Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge Upon a Plea of Guilty
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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 plea of guilty
to Counts 1, 2, and 3 of the Indictment and Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of
Counts 1, 2, and 3. The Court also ACCEPTS Defendant’s admissions to Criminal
Forfeiture Allegation 1. An Imposition of Sentence hearing has been scheduled
for December 20, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. before District Judge Sharon L. Gleason in
Anchorage Courtroom 2.
DATED this 27th day of September, 2022, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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