USA v. Simon-Salgado

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v. 	Case No. 1:26-cr-63
ANDRES SIMON-SALGADO, 	Hon. Jane M. Beckering
Defendant.
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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to W.D. Mich. LCrR 11.1 and upon a request of the district court, I
conducted a felony plea hearing in this matter on February 27, 2026, after receiving the written
consent of the defendant, the defendant's attorney, and the attorney for the government. 	These
consents were also placed on the record in open court.
Defendant Andres Simon-Salgado is charged in a single count Indictment with alien
felon reentry. On the basis of this record, I found that defendant was competent to enter a plea of
guilty and that his plea was knowledgeable and voluntary with a full understanding of each of the
rights waived by the defendant, that the defendant fully understood the nature of the charge and
the consequences of his plea, and that the defendant's plea had a sufficient basis in fact which
contained all of the elements of the offense charged.
There was no plea agreement in this case.
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I accepted the plea of guilty, subject to final acceptance of the plea by the District
Judge. 	I ordered the preparation of a presentence investigation report.
Recommendation
Based upon the foregoing, I respectfully recommend that the defendant's plea of
guilty to the Indictment be accepted, and that the Court adjudicate the defendant guilty of that
charge.
Entered: February 27, 2026 	/s/ Ray Kent
RAY KENT
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 (l4) days after the plea
hearing. 	See W.D. Mich. LCrR 11.1(b). 	A failure to file timely objections may result in the
waiver of any further right to seek appellate review of the plea-taking procedure. 	See Thomas v.
Arn, 474 U.S. 140 (1985); Neuman v. Rivers, 125 F.3d 315, 322-23 (6 th Cir.), cert. denied, 522
U.S. 1030 (1997); United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981).
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