USA v. Andrew

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
MELVIN ANDREW,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cr-00085-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 42. 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,
Coercion and Enticement of a Minor, which is a violation of 18 U.S.C. 2422(b).
Judge Scoble issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 47, 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.
The matter is now before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The
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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 and Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of Count 1.
An Imposition of Sentence hearing has been scheduled for May 24, 2023,
at 10:00 a.m. before District Judge Sharon L. Gleason in Anchorage Courtroom 2.
DATED this 1st day of March, 2023, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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