IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
                                            Plaintiff, 
v. 
JULIO CESAR CONTRERAS BUENO, 
Defendant. 
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Case No. 3:24-cr-0025 
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ORDER 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the 
United States Magistrate Judge dated October 1, 2025, ECF No. 76, recommending that the 
Defendant’s plea of guilty to both Count One of the Indictment, Conspiracy to Possess with 
Intent to Distribute Cocaine on Board a Vessel Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States, 
a violation of Title 46, United States Code, Sections 70503(a)(1) and 70506(a) and (b), and 
Count Two of the Indictment, Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine on Board a Vessel 
Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States, a violation of Title 46, United States Code, 
Sections (70503)(a)(1) and 70506(a) and a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 
2, 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. 76, is ADOPTED; it is 
further 
ORDERED that Defendant Julio Cesar Contreras Bueno’s plea of guilty as to Count One 
of the Indictment is ACCEPTED, and that Julio Cesar Contreras Bueno’s is adjudged GUILTY 
on that count; it is further 
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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 November 20, 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 December 4, 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 December 18, 2025; it is further 
ORDERED that the parties shall file their sentencing memoranda no later than 
January 8, 2026; and it is further 
ORDERED that a sentencing hearing shall be held on January 22, 2026, at 10:00 
A.M. in STT Courtroom No. 1. 
 
Dated: October 16, 2025 
 
Robert A. Molloy 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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