USA v. Reed Jr.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
DECISION AND ORDER
v. 	25-CR-172-A
SEAN REED, JR.,
Defendant.
This case was referred (Dkt. No. 1) to Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to
take Defendant Sean Reed, Jr.’s plea of guilty, to conduct an allocution pursuant to
Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and to make a recommendation to
this Court whether a plea of guilty should be accepted. On December 18, 2025,
Defendant appeared before Magistrate Judge McCarthy; waived his right to prosecution
by indictment (Dkt. No. 2); and entered a plea of guilty to a two-count information (Dkt.
No. 3) charging him with one count of conspiracy to illegally transport firearms, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and one count of obtaining controlled substances through
fraud, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(a)(3), pursuant to a written plea agreement (Dkt.
No. 4).
Magistrate Judge McCarthy issued a Report and Recommendation (R&R) (Dkt.
No. 7) confirming his oral findings that Defendant’s plea of guilty was knowing,
voluntary, and supported by a factual basis. No timely objections to the Report and
Recommendation have been filed. It is hereby
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ORDERED that, upon review of the waiver of indictment, the information, the
plea agreement, the plea transcript (Dkt. No. 11) of the change-of-plea proceeding
before the Magistrate Judge, and the R&R, the Court finds that all the requirements of
Rule 11 were complied with. Defendant’s waiver of his right to indictment and his plea
of guilty were knowing and voluntary, and his plea of guilty was 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 he was
waiving should the Court accept his plea of guilty, the nature of the charges to which he
was pleading guilty, and any maximum possible penalty, among other requirements
listed in the Rule. 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 R&R.
Sentencing is scheduled for May 26, 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 15, 2026
Buffalo, New York
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