Report and Recommendation Concerning Plea of Guilty — U.S. v. Mitra Bhattarai, No. 3:23-cr-00252 (N.D. Tex.)

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A Report and Recommendation Concerning Plea of Guilty in United States of America vs. Mitra Bhattarai, Case No. 3:23-CR-252-K (09), in the N.D. Tex. It states that Mitra Bhattarai, by consent, appeared before the magistrate judge under Fed. R. Crim.P. 11 and entered a plea of guilty to Count 7 of the 16-Count Indictment, filed on June 21, 2023. The magistrate judge states that the plea was knowledgeable and voluntary and supported by an independent basis in fact, and recommends that it be accepted and that Bhattarai be adjudged guilty of Bank Fraud and Aiding and Abetting, in violation of 18 USC § 1344(2) and 2. The form closes with a notice of fourteen (14) days to file written objections and is marked Signed January 7, 2026.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

VS. CASE NO.: 3:23-CR-252-K (09)

MITRA BHATTARAI

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
CONCERNING PLEA OF GUILTY

MITRA BHATTARAL, by consent, under authority of United States v. Dees, 125 F.3d 261 (5th
Cir. 1997), has appeared before me pursuant to Fed. R. Crim.P. 11, and has entered a plea of guilty to the
Count 7 of the 16-Count Indictment, filed on June 21, 2023. After cautioning and examining Defendant
Mitra Bhattarai, under oath concerning each of the subjects mentioned in Rule 11, I determined that the
guilty plea was knowledgeable and voluntary, and that the offense charged is supported by an independent
basis in fact containing each of the essential elements of such offense. I therefore recommend that the plea
of guilty be accepted, and that Defendant Mitra Bhattarai, be adjudged guilty of Bank Fraud and Aiding
and Abetting, in violation of 18 USC § 1344(2) and 2, and have sentence imposed accordingly. After
being found guilty of the offense by the district judge.

o The defendant is currently in custody and should be ordered to remain in custody.
™* The defendant must be ordered detained pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a)(1) unless the Court finds by clear

and convincing evidence that the defendant is not likely to flee or pose a danger to any other person or the
community if released.

x The Government does not oppose release.
B.4 The defendant has been compliant with the current conditions of release.
> 4 I find by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant is not likely to flee or pose a danger to
any other person or the community if released and should therefore be released under § 3142(b) or
(c).
q The Government opposes release.
a The defendant has not been compliant with the conditions of release,
G If the Court accepts this recommendation, this matter should be set for hearing upon motion of the
Government,

a The defendant must be ordered detained pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3143(a)(2) unless (1)(a) the Court finds there
is a substantial likelihood that a motion for acquittal or new trial will be granted, or (b) the Government has
recommended that no sentence of imprisonment be imposed, or (c) exceptional circumstances are clearly
shown under § 3145(c) why the defendant should not be detained, and (2) the Court finds by clear and
convincing evidence that the defendant is not likely to flee or pose a danger to any other person or the
community if released.

Signed January 7, 2026. i

UNITED $TATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

NOTICE

Failure to file written objections to this Report and Recommendation within fourteen (14) days from the date
of its service shall 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).


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