Criminal Minutes — Guilty Plea (No. 5:20-cr-00210, C.D. Cal.)

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Criminal minutes of a guilty plea hearing by video conference on December 16, 2020 before United States District Judge Andre Birotte Jr. in Case No. ED CR 20-00210-AB in the Central District of California, filed as Document 40. Defendant Cara Marie Kirk-Connell entered a plea of guilty to Count 1 of the Information filed on October 27, 2020, after a waiver of indictment filed November 3, 2020. The Court found a factual and legal basis for the plea, found it entered freely and voluntarily, and accepted it. The matter was referred to the Probation Office for a presentence report and continued to April 9, 2021, at 1:30 p.m., for sentencing.

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Case 5:20-cr-00210-AB Document 40 Filed 12/16/20 Page 1of2 Page ID #:100

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CRIMINAL MINUTES -GUILTY PLEA

Case No.: ED CR 20-00210-AB Date: December 16, 2020

Present: The Honorable ANDRE BIROTTE JR., United States District Judge

Interpreter: N/A
Carla Badirian (video) Laura Elias (video) Charles E Pell (video)
Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Assistant U.S. Attorney
US.A. v. Defendant(s): Present Custody Bond Attorney(s) for Defendant(s): Present App. Ret.
Cara Marie Kirk-Connell (video) V V DFPD, Young J Kim V V

(video)

Proceedings: | GUILTY PLEA (Held and Completed)
VIDEO CONFERENCE-ZOOM

Also present is Special Agent (IRS) Errol Watson (video).

Plea agreement filed on October 16, 2060, is incorporated and made part of the proceedings. Waiver of
Indictment filed November 3, 2020.

Defendant enters a plea of Guilty to Count 1 of the Information filed on October 27, 2020.

The Court questions the defendant regarding the plea of Guilty and finds a factual and legal basis for the
plea. The Court finds that the defendant, Cara Marie Kirk-Connell, has entered her plea freely and
voluntarily, with a full understanding of the charge against her and the consequences of her plea. The
Court finds that defendant understands her constitutional and statutory rights and wishes to waive them.
Accordingly, the plea is accepted and entered.

The Court refers the defendant to the Probation Office for investigation and report and continues the
matter to Friday, April 9, 2021, at 1:30 p.m., for sentencing.

The Court orders this matter referred to the U.S. Probation Office for a presentence investigation and

preparation of a presentence report. The report is to be disclosed to the defendant thirty-five (35) days
prior to sentencing unless the minimum period is waived.

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