*1 USDCSDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRO NI CALLY FILED t UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOC#: SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DATE FILED: \ /11].D2J:> ------------------------------------------------------------X
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
ORDER 20 Cr 08 (RMB) -against- HICHAM KABBAJ,
Defendant.
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WHEREAS, with the Defendant' s consent, his guilty plea allocution was taken before a United States Magistrate Judge on January 3, 2020;
WHEREAS , a transcript of the allocution was made and thereafter was transmitted to the District Court; and
WHEREAS, upon review of the transcript, this Court has determined that the Defendant entered the guilty plea knowingly and voluntarily and that there was a sufficient factual basis for the guilty plea;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that HICHAM KABBAJ's guilty plea is accepted.
?,...~ Dated: New York, New York
January 27, 2020
RICHARD M. BERMAN, U.S.D.J.