USA v. Titus

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
MELANIE GAIL TITUS,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:23-cr-00009-SLG-KFR
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 Kyle F. Reardon 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 Felony Information, Theft
Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds, which is a violation of 18 U.S.C.
§ 666(a)(1)(A).
Judge Reardon issued a Final Report and Recommendation at Docket 17,
in which he recommended that the District Court accept Defendant’s plea of guilty
to Count 1 of the Felony Information. No objections to the Final Report and
Recommendation have been filed.
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Order Re Final Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge Upon a Plea of Guilty
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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 and Defendant is adjudged GUILTY of Count
1. An Imposition of Sentence hearing has been scheduled for June 1, 2023, at
1:30 p.m. before District Judge Sharon L. Gleason in Anchorage Courtroom 2.
DATED this 10th day of March, 2023, at Anchorage, Alaska.
/s/ Sharon L. Gleason
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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