USA v. Yearby

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
MIAMI DIVISION
CASE NO. 1:25-cr-20509-PCH
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
v.
NATHALIE BETANCES,
Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING AND AFFIRMING R&R
AND ADJUDICATING DEFENDANT GUILTY
THIS MATTER came before the Court upon Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis’s Report
and Recommendation (“R&R”) on Change of Plea [ECF No. 29], which was entered on January
26, 2026. In the R&R, Magistrate Judge Louis found that the Defendant Nathalie Betances freely
and voluntarily entered a plea of guilty as to Count One of the Indictment, which charges her with
conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, in violation of 21 U.S. section 846, and Counts
Two through Six of the Indictment, which charge her with distribution of a controlled substance,
in violation of 21 U.S.C. section 841(a)(1). Magistrate Judge Louis recommends that this Court
accept Defendant’s guilty plea, that Defendant be adjudicated guilty as to Counts One through Six
of the Indictment filed in this case, and that a sentencing hearing be conducted for final disposition
of this matter. The Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Louis’s R&R, and no objections to it have
been filed. Therefore, based on a de novo review of the evidence presented, it is:
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that (1) Magistrate Judge Louis’s R&R on Change of
Plea is ADOPTED and AFFIRMED in its entirety; (2) the Court accepts Defendant’s plea of
guilty, and Defendant is hereby adjudged guilty as to Counts One through Six of the Indictment
filed in this case; and (3) a sentencing hearing is set for Monday, April 27, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.,
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before the Honorable Paul C. Huck in the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse, 400
North Miami Avenue, 13th Floor, Courtroom 13-2, Miami, Florida.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers in Miami, Florida on January 30, 2026.
HONORABLE PAUL C. HUCK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Copies furnished:
All counsel of record
United States Probation Office
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