Order Adopting United States Magistrate Judge’s Report and Finding Defendant Guilty — United States v. Syed (Dkt. 26, E.D. Tex.)

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Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas adopted the magistrate judge's Findings of Fact and Recommendation on Guilty Plea in United States v. Faruk Syed, No. 4:24-CR-00176-ALM, and found Syed guilty of Count One of the Indictment, conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. 1349. The magistrate judge had conducted the plea hearing under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11, and the parties did not object to the findings. The court accepted the guilty plea but deferred acceptance of the plea agreement until after review of the presentence report. The order was signed September 29, 2025.

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Case 4:24-cr-00176-ALM-BD            Document 26       Filed 09/29/25      Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 97




                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                            EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                SHERMAN DIVISION

  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                            §
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                                                      §      CASE NO. 4:24-CR-00176-ALM
  v.                                                  §
                                                      §
                                                      §
  FARUK SYED                                          §

                 ORDER ADOPTING UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE
               JUDGE’S REPORT AND FINDING DEFENDANT GUILTY

              The Court referred this matter to the United States Magistrate Judge for

       administration of a guilty plea under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11. The Magistrate

       Judge conducted a hearing in the form and manner prescribed by Rule 11 and issued Findings

       of Fact and Recommendation on Guilty Plea. The Magistrate Judge recommended that the

       Court accept Defendant’s guilty plea and adjudge Defendant guilty on Count One of the

       Indictment.

              The parties have not objected to the Magistrate Judge’s findings.

              The Court hereby ADOPTS the Findings of Fact and Recommendation on Guilty

       Plea of the United States Magistrate Judge. The Court also accepts Defendant’s plea but

       defers acceptance of the plea agreement until after review of the presentence report.

              In accordance with Defendant’s guilty plea, the Court finds Defendant Faruk Syed

       GUILTY of Count One of the Indictment, charging a violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 1349 -

       Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343.

Case 4:24-cr-00176-ALM-BD      Document 26       Filed 09/29/25   Page 2 of 2 PageID #: 98

  SIGNED this 29th day of September, 2025.




                            ___________________________________
                            AMOS L. MAZZANT
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE




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