USA v. MORTON et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v. 	Case No. 3:25-cr-223/TKW-02
LAURIE ANN CHAPMAN
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY
The Defendant, by consent, has appeared before me pursuant to Rule 11, Fed.
R. Crim. P., and has entered a plea of guilty to Counts One, Three, Four, and Five
of the indictment. 	After cautioning and examining the Defendant under oath
concerning each of the subjects mentioned in Rule 11, I determined the guilty plea
was knowing and voluntary and the offense charged is supported by an independent
basis in fact containing each of the essential elements thereof. 	I therefore
recommend the plea of guilty be accepted and the Defendant be adjudicated guilty
and have sentence imposed accordingly.
Dated: 	February 12, 2026.
/s/ Hope Thai Cannon
HOPE THAI CANNON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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NOTICE TO THE PARTIES
Objections to these proposed findings and recommendations may be filed
within twenty-four (24) hours after being served a copy thereof. Any different
deadline that may appear on the electronic docket is for the court’s internal use
only, and does not control. 	A copy of objections shall be served upon the
magistrate judge and all other parties. A party failing to object to a magistrate
judge's 	findings 	or 	recommendations 	contained 	in 	a 	report 	and
recommendation in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)
waives the right to challenge on appeal the district court's order based on
unobjected-to factual and legal conclusions. See U.S. Ct. of App. 11th Cir. Rule
3-1; 28 U.S.C. § 636.
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