Case Information
*1 Case 1:25-cr-00052-RJA-MJR Document 26 Filed 05/16/25 Page 1 of 2
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
DECISION AND ORDER v. 25-CR-52-A EDWIN SANTANA-COSME, Defendant.
This case was referred to Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) for the conduct of pretrial proceedings. On April 23, 2025, Defendant Edwin Santana-Cosme appeared before Magistrate Judge Roemer, waived his right to indictment (Dkt. No.19) and entered a plea of guilty to a one-count Information (Dkt. No. 20), which charges him with one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A), pursuant to a written plea agreement. (Dkt. No. 21).
Magistrate Judge Roemer issued a Report and Recommendation (Dkt. No. 23) confirming his oral findings that Defendant’s plea of guilty was knowing, voluntary, and supported by a factual basis. No timely objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed. It is hereby
ORDERED that, upon review of the waiver of indictment (Dkt. No. 19), the information (Dkt. No. 20), the plea agreement (Dkt. No. 21), and the plea transcript (Dkt. No. 26) of the April 23, 2025, change-of-plea proceeding before the Magistrate Judge; and the Report and Recommendation, the Court finds that all the requirements of
*2 Case 1:25-cr-00052-RJA-MJR Document 26 Filed 05/16/25 Page 2 of 2 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 11 have been carefully followed. Defendant’s waiver of his right to indictment together with his plea of guilty were knowing, voluntary, and supported by a factual basis. The Magistrate Judge informed Defendant, who was placed under oath and addressed personally in open court, of Defendant’s rights and the trial rights he was waiving should the Court accept his plea of guilty, the nature of the charge to which he was pleading guilty, and any maximum possible penalty, among the other requirements listed in the Rule. The Magistrate Judge determined that Defendant understood the foregoing. Accordingly, Defendant’s plea of guilty is accepted based upon the oral findings of the Magistrate Judge as confirmed in the written Report and Recommendation.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm. The parties are directed to the Court’s forthcoming Text Order for the submission of sentencing documents.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
__ s/Richard J. Arcara ________ HONORABLE RICHARD J. ARCARA UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
Dated: May 16, 2025 Buffalo, New York 2