IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
ERY RIVERA PALMER, 
Defendant. 
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Case No. 3:24-cr-0021 
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ORDER 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the 
United States Magistrate Judge dated November 14, 2024, ECF No. 40, recommending that 
the Defendant’s plea of guilty to Count Two of the Indictment, a violation of Title 21, United 
States Code, Section 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A) be accepted, and the defendant be adjudged 
guilty. After careful consideration and review, and there being no objection, it is hereby 
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 40, is ADOPTED; it is 
further 
ORDERED that Defendant Ery Rivera Palmer’s plea of guilty as to Count Two of the 
Indictment is ACCEPTED, and that Ery Rivera Palmer 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 January 3, 2025; it is further 
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 17, 2025; 
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 31, 2025; it is further 
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ORDERED that the parties shall file their sentencing memoranda no later than 
February 10, 2025; it is further 
ORDERED that a sentencing hearing shall be held on February 21, 2025, at 9:00 
A.M. in STT Courtroom No. 1.       
 
Dated: December 2, 2024  
/s/ Robert A. Molloy_____ 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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