IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
KELLY BRUNEY, 
Defendant. 
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Case No. 3:22-cr-0008 
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ORDER 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the 
United States Magistrate Judge dated October 11, 2023, recommending that the Defendant’s 
plea of guilty to Count One of the Indictment be accepted, and the defendant be adjudged 
guilty. (ECF No. 142.) After careful consideration and review, and there being no objection, 
it is hereby 
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 142, is ADOPTED; it is 
further 
ORDERED that Defendant Kelly Bruney’s plea of guilty as to Count One of the 
Indictment is ACCEPTED, and that Kelly Bruney is adjudged GUILTY on that count; it is 
further 
ORDERED that, pursuant to Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(c)(1)(A), the U.S. Probation Office shall 
conduct a presentence investigation for the preparation of a presentence report; it is further 
ORDERED that the U.S. Probation Office shall disclose the preliminary presentence 
report to the parties no later than December 19, 2023; it is further 
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ORDERED that the parties shall submit any objections or corrections to the 
preliminary presentence report to the U.S. Probation Office no later than January 12, 2023; 
it is further 
ORDERED that the U.S. Probation Office shall disclose the final presentence report to 
the parties and the Court no later than January 26, 2024; it is further 
ORDERED that the parties shall file their sentencing memoranda no later than 
February 9, 2024; it is further 
ORDERED that a sentencing hearing shall be held on February 16, 2024, at 9:30 
A.M. in STT Courtroom No. 1.       
 
Dated: October 31, 2023 
 
/s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
 
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