USA v. Pangilinan et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
KAO CHIANG SAELEE,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:20-cr-00092-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 72. 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 a guilty plea to Count 1 of the Indictment,
Conspiracy to Steal Firearms from a Licensed Dealer, which is a violation of 18
U.S.C. § 371.
Judge Scoble issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 111,
in which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty
to Count 1 of the Indictment. No objections to the Final Report and
Recommendation have been filed.
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Case No. 3:20-cr-00092-SLG-MMS, United States v. Saelee
Order Re Final Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge Upon a Plea of Guilty
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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 Count 1 of the Indictment—Conspiracy to Steal Firearms from a Licensed
Dealer—and Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of Count 1. An Imposition of
Sentence hearing has been scheduled for August 4, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in
Anchorage Courtroom 3.
DATED this 15th day of July, 2022, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/__Sharon L. Gleason ______
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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