GARY A. FENNER, District Judge.
On November 16, 2018, Defendant appeared pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 11, Local Rule 72.1(b)(1)(j), and 28 U.S.C. § 636 and entered a plea of guilty to the lesser included charge contained in Count One of the Second Superseding Indictment "now charging the defendant with a violation of 21 U.S.C. §§841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C) and 846. Defendant also plead guilty to Count Two of the Second Superseding Indictment and admits to the forfeiture allegation of the Second Superseding Indictment before United States Magistrate Judge Lajuana M. Counts. On November 19, 2018, Judge Counts issued her Report and Recommendation (Doc. #650). Objections were due on or before December 3, 2018. No objections were filed.
Upon careful and independent review, this Court finds that defendant's plea was knowledgeable and voluntary and that the offenses charged are supported by an independent basis in fact containing each of the essential elements of such offenses. Accordingly, this Court hereby adopts and incorporates as its own Opinion and Order the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Lajuana M. Counts.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that defendant's plea of guilty is accepted and defendant is adjudged guilty. The defendant's sentencing hearing will be scheduled and the parties notified of the date and time of sentencing.
SO ORDERED.