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USA v. Olivares-Taveras

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District Court of the Virgin Islands (federal)
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Court Record
Date
2026-03-02
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2
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. CARLOS ALEXIS OLIVARES-TAVERAS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 3:25-cr-0067 ) ) ) ) ) ORDER THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge dated February 17, 2026, recommending that the Defendant’s plea of guilty to Count One of the Information, Illegal Entry by Alien into the United States, a violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1325(a)(1), and Count Two of the Information, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1), be accepted, and the Defendant be adjudged guilty. (ECF No. 48.) Defendant filed a Notice of Non-Objection to the Report and Recommendation on February 18, 2026. (ECF No. 49.) Also before the Court is Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Expedite Sentencing, also filed on February 18, 2026. (ECF No. …

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. CARLOS ALEXIS OLIVARES-TAVERAS, Defendant. ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 3:25-cr-0067 ) ) ) ) ) ORDER THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Report and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge dated February 17, 2026, recommending that the Defendant’s plea of guilty to Count One of the Information, Illegal Entry by Alien into the United States, a violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1325(a)(1), and Count Two of the Information, Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1), be accepted, and the Defendant be adjudged guilty. (ECF No. 48.) Defendant filed a Notice of Non-Objection to the Report and Recommendation on February 18, 2026. (ECF No. 49.) Also before the Court is Defendant’s Unopposed Motion to Expedite Sentencing, also filed on February 18, 2026. (ECF No. 50.) Defendant’s counsel has communicated with counsel for the Government who advised that the Government has no objection to Defendant’s motion. Id. at 2. The parties are also willing to waive written sentencing recommendations and rely on oral allocution at sentencing. Id. Accordingly, after careful consideration and review, there being no objection to the motion, and in light of the circumstances of this case, it is hereby Case: 3:25-cr-00067-RAM-GAT Document #: 51 Filed: 03/02/26 Page 1 of 2 United States v. Olivares-Taveras Case No. 3:25-cr-0067 Order ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation, ECF No. 48, is ADOPTED; it is further ORDERED that Defendant Carlos Alexis Oliveres-Taveras’ plea of guilty as to Count One and Count Two of the Information is ACCEPTED, and that Carlos Alexis Oliveres-Taveras is adjudged GUILTY on those counts; it is further ORDERED that Defendant Carlos Alexis Oliveres-Taveras’ Unopposed Motion to Expedite Sentencing, ECF No. 50, is GRANTED to the extent that the Court will expedite the sentencing hearing in this matter; 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 final presentence report to the parties no later than March 19, 2026, it is further ORDERED that the parties are excused from filing a sentencing memorandum and will be allowed to allocute at the sentencing hearing; and it is further ORDERED that a sentencing hearing shall be held on March 24, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. in STT Courtroom No. 1. Dated: March 2, 2026 /s/ Robert A. Molloy ROBERT A. MOLLOY Chief Judge Case: 3:25-cr-00067-RAM-GAT Document #: 51 Filed: 03/02/26 Page 2 of 2