USA v. Guevara, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
SERENA JOSEPH,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:20-cr-00011-03-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 87. Pursuant to Rule 11
of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, this matter was referred to the
Honorable Magistrate Judge Scott A. Oravec by the District Court, with the written
consent 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 a guilty plea to Counts 2 and 20 of the First Superseding
Indictment, Drug Conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and Money Laundering
in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(2)(A), and admitted to the Criminal Forfeiture
Allegation.
Judge Oravec issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 99, in
which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s pleas of guilty
to Counts 2 and 20 of the First Superseding Indictment and Defendant’s admission
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to the Criminal Forfeiture Allegation. 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 and 20 of the First Superseding Indictment—Drug Conspiracy and
Money Laundering—and Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of Counts 2 and 20. 	IT
IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court ACCEPTS Defendant’s admission to the
Criminal 	Forfeiture 	Allegation. 	An 	Imposition 	of 	Sentence 	hearing 	will 	be
scheduled in due course with Judge Sharon L. Gleason.
DATED this 2nd day of August, 2022, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/__Sharon L. Gleason ______
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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