IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
Plaintiff, 
v. 
LORENZO ORTIS CHARLES 
Defendant. 
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Case No. 3:24-cr-00003 
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ORDER 
 
THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the 
United States Magistrate Judge dated April 24, 2024, ECF No. 27, recommending that the 
Defendant’s plea of guilty to Count One of the Information, a violation of 8 U.S.C. 
§1324(a)(1)(A)(i), 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. 27, is ADOPTED; it is 
further 
ORDERED that Defendant Lorenzo Ortis Charles’ plea of guilty as to Count One of the 
Indictment is ACCEPTED, and that Lorenzo Ortis Charles 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 June 10, 2024; 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 June 21, 2024; 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 July 10, 2024; it is further 
ORDERED that the parties shall file their sentencing memoranda no later than July 
31, 2024; it is further 
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ORDERED that a sentencing hearing shall be held on August 15, 2024, at 9:00 A.M. 
in STT Courtroom No. 1.       
 
Dated: May 10, 2024 
 
 
/s/ Robert A. Molloy  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
ROBERT A. MOLLOY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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