USA v. Neese

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
ELLIOT NICADIMAS NEESE,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cr-00113-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 3. 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
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 Felony Information, Possession
of a Controlled Substance with the Intent to Distribute, which is a violation of 21
U.S.C. § 841.1 Defendant also admitted to Criminal Forfeiture Allegation 1.
Judge Scoble issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 32, in
which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty to
Count 1 of the Felony Information and accept Defendant’s admission to Criminal
1 Defendant waived indictment at Docket 8.
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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 plea of guilty
to Count 1 of the Felony Information— Possession of a Controlled Substance with
the Intent to Distribute—and Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of Count 1. IT IS
FURTHER ORDERED that the Court ACCEPTS Defendant’s admission to
Criminal Forfeiture Allegation 1. An Imposition of Sentence hearing is scheduled
for August 26, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. in Anchorage Courtroom 2.
DATED this 19th day of July, 2022, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/_Sharon L. Gleason_______
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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