Report and Recommendation — Ricky Lee Taylor Jr, Case No. 1:24-cr-00080
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A report and recommendation in United States v. Ricky Lee Taylor Jr., Case No. 1:24-cr-00080, Document 30, filed 02/18/25, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga, by Magistrate Judge Christopher H. Steger under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). It records that at a plea hearing on February 12, 2025 the defendant pleaded guilty to Counts One and Two of the two count Information, and finds the plea knowing, voluntary and supported by a sufficient basis in fact. It recommends that the court accept the plea and adjudicate him guilty of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 on Count One and of tax fraud on Count Two. Acceptance of the plea and sentencing are reserved for District Judge Charles E. Atchley, Jr.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT CHATTANOOGA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) Case No. 1:24-cr-00080
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v. ) District Judge Charles E. Atchley, Jr.
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RICKY LEE TAYLOR JR. ) Magistrate Judge Christopher H. Steger
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b), the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge conducted
a plea hearing in this case on February 12, 2025. At the hearing, Defendant entered a plea of guilty
to Counts One and Two of the two count Information. On the basis of the record made at the
hearing, the Court finds that Defendant is fully competent and capable of entering an informed
plea; the plea is made knowingly and with full understanding of each of the rights waived by
Defendant; it is made voluntarily and free from any force, threats, or promises; Defendant
understands the nature of the charges and penalties provided by law; and the plea has a sufficient
basis in fact. Acceptance of the plea, adjudication of guilt, acceptance of the Plea Agreement, and
imposition of sentence are specifically reserved for the District Judge.
I therefore recommend that the Court: (1) grant Defendant’s motion to withdraw his not
guilty plea to Counts One and Two of the two count Information; (2) accept Defendant’s guilty
plea to Counts One and Two of the two count Information; (3) adjudicate Defendant guilty of
Count One: wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343; (4) adjudicate Defendant guilty of Count
Two: tax fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 7206(1); and (5) order that Defendant remain out of
custody subject to the Order Setting Conditions of Release [Doc. 16] pending sentencing or further
order of the Court.
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The Defendant’s sentencing hearing is scheduled before the Honorable United States
District Judge Charles E. Atchley, Jr. on July 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
ENTER.
/s/ Christopher H. Steger
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
NOTICE TO PARTIES
You have the right to de novo review by the district judge of the foregoing findings. Any
application for review must be in writing; must specify the portions of the findings or
proceedings objected to; and must be filed and served no later than fourteen (14) days after the
plea hearing. Failure to file objections within fourteen days constitutes a waiver of any further
right to challenge the plea of guilty in this matter. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b).
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