USA v. Koch

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
BROKEN SOUL KOCH,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cr-00116-SLG-MMS
ORDER RE FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE
MAGISTRATE JUDGE UPON A PLEA OF GUILTY
A notice of intent to change plea was filed at Docket 24, and a notice of
stipulated facts was filed at Docket 35. 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, Felon in Possession of a Firearm,
which is a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). Defendant also
entered an admission to Criminal Forfeiture Allegation 1.
Judge Scoble issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 39, in
which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty to
Count 1 of the Indictment and admission to Criminal Forfeiture Allegation 1. No
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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 Indictment—Felon in Possession of a Firearm—and Defendant
is adjudged GUILTY of Count 1. The Court also ACCEPTS Defendant’s
admissions to Criminal Forfeiture Allegation 1. An Imposition of Sentence hearing
has been scheduled for December 13, 2022, at 2:30 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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