Report and Recommendation Concerning Plea of Guilty — United States v. Paul Allen Johnson (Document 29)

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This is a report and recommendation on a plea of guilty in the Western District of Missouri, Central Division, No. 2:25-CR-04081-RK-01, United States of America against Paul Allen Johnson. The defendant, by consent, appeared before the undersigned on May 21, 2026 and entered a plea of guilty to the Indictment. Following examination under oath, the report finds the plea knowledgeable and voluntary and supported by a factual basis for each essential element of the offense. It recommends that the plea be accepted and that the defendant be adjudged guilty. The objection period is fourteen (14) days. Willie J. Epps, Jr., Chief United States Magistrate Judge, is named below the text.

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                     IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
                          WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
                                CENTRAL DIVISION

 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,                        )
                                                  )
                              Plaintiff,          )
                                                  )
                      v.                          )            No. 2:25-CR-04081-RK-01
                                                  )
 PAUL ALLEN JOHNSON,                              )
                                                  )
                              Defendant.          )


                            REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
                             CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY

       The defendant, by consent, appeared before the undersigned on May 21, 2026, and
pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Local Rule 72(c)(1)(j), and 28
U.S.C. § 636, has entered a plea of guilty to the Indictment. After cautioning and examining
defendant, under oath, in accordance with the requirements of Rule 11, it was determined that the
guilty plea was knowledgeable and voluntary, and that the offense to which defendant has plead
guilty is supported by a factual basis for each of the essential elements of the offense.
       IT IS, THEREFORE, RECOMMENDED that the plea of guilty be accepted and that the
defendant be adjudged guilty and have sentence imposed accordingly.
       Failure to file written objections to this Report and Recommendation within fourteen (14)
days from the date of its filing will bar an aggrieved party from attacking such Report and
Recommendation before the assigned United States District Judge. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B).




                                               Willie J. Epps, Jr.
                                               Willie J. Epps, Jr.
                                               Chief United States Magistrate Judge
May 21, 2026
Jefferson City, Missouri




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