FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION CONCERNING PLEA

JEREMIAH C. LYNCH, Magistrate Judge.

The Defendant, by consent, has appeared before me under Fed. R. Crim. P. 11 and has entered a plea of guilty to the offense of health care fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1347 as set forth in the Indictment filed against him. Defendant further agrees to the forfeiture allegations in the Indictment.

After examining the Defendant under oath, I have made the following determinations:

1. That the Defendant is fully competent and capable of entering an informed and voluntary plea to the criminal offense charged against him, and an informed and voluntary admission to the allegations of forfeiture;

2. That the Defendant is aware ofthe nature of the charge against him and the consequences of pleading guilty to the charge;

3. That the Defendant understands the allegations of forfeiture and the consequences of admitting to the allegations;

4. That the Defendant fully understands his constitutional rights, and the extent to which he is waiving those rights by pleading guilty to the criminal offense charged against him, and admitting to the allegations of forfeiture;

5. That both his plea of guilty to the criminal offense charged against him and his admission to the allegations of forfeiture are knowingly and voluntarily entered, and are both supported by independent factual grounds sufficient to prove each of the essential elements of the criminal offense charged and the legal basis for the forfeiture.

The Court further concludes that the Defendant had adequate time to review the Plea Agreement with counsel, that he fully understands each and every provision of the agreement and that all of the statements in the Plea Agreement are true. Therefore, I recommend that the Defendant be adjudged guilty of the health care fraud offense charged in the Indictment, and that sentence be imposed. I further recommend the agreed forfeiture be imposed against Defendant.

This report is forwarded with the recommendation that the Court defer a decision regarding acceptance until the Court has reviewed the Plea Agreement and the presentence report.