USA v. Davis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
DECISION AND ORDER
v. 	23-CR-123-A
KEONNA DAVIS,
Defendant.
This case was referred to Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr., pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) for the conduct of pretrial proceedings. Dkt. No. 3. On
December 18, 2025, Defendant Keonna Davis, upon executing a waiver to proceed
before a District Judge and consent to proceed before a Magistrate Judge (Dkt. No. 58),
appeared before Magistrate Judge Schroeder and pleaded guilty, pursuant to a written
plea agreement (Dkt. No. 59), to one count of a 13-count Indictment charging her with
wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (Dkt. No. 1).
Magistrate Judge Schroeder issued a Report and Recommendation (R&R) (Dkt.
No. 60) confirming his oral findings that Defendant’s plea of guilty was knowing,
voluntary, and supported by a factual basis. No timely objections to the R&R have been
filed. It is hereby
ORDERED that, upon review of the Indictment, the plea agreement, and the plea
transcript (Dkt. No. 62) of the December 18, 2025, change-of-plea proceeding before
the Magistrate Judge; and the Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No.60), the Court
finds that all the requirements of Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 11 have
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been carefully followed. Defendant’s plea of guilty was knowing, voluntary, and
supported by a factual basis. The Magistrate Judge informed Defendant, who was
placed under oath and addressed personally in open court, of Defendant’s rights and
the trial rights she was waiving should the Court accept her plea of guilty, the nature of
the charges to which she was pleading guilty, and any maximum possible penalty,
among the other requirements listed in Rule 11. The Magistrate Judge determined that
Defendant understood the foregoing. Accordingly, Defendant’s plea of guilty is
accepted based upon the oral findings of the Magistrate Judge as confirmed in the
written R&R.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 21, 2026, 2026, at 11:30 AM. The parties
are directed to the Court’s forthcoming Text Order for the submission of sentencing
documents.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
__ s/Richard J. Arcara_______
HONORABLE RICHARD J. ARCARA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Dated: January 12, 2026
Buffalo, New York
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