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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 
 
CASE NO. 1:25-cr-20460-PCH 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
v. 
 
JOHN DOE, a/k/a “CARLOS EMILIO  
OBREGON CORTES,” 
 
Defendant. 
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ORDER ADOPTING AND AFFIRMING R&R AND  
ADJUDICATING DEFENDANT GUILTY 
 
THIS MATTER came before the Court upon Magistrate Judge  Lauren F. Louis’ Report 
and Recommendation (“R&R”) on Change of Plea [ECF No. 25], which was entered on March 2, 
2026.  In the R&R, Judge Louis found that the Defendant John Doe, a/k/a “Carlos Emilio Obregon 
Cortes,”1 freely and voluntarily entered a plea of guilty as to Counts 1 and 2 of the Indictment, 
which charge him with Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, 
Section 641; Count 3, which charges him with falsely representing a social security number, in 
violation of Title 42, U.S.C. Section 408(a)(7)(B); Count 4, which charges him with Health Care 
Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1347; and Count 5, which charges him 
with Aggravated Identity Theft in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A(a)(1). 
Magistrate Judge Louis recommends that this Court accept Defendant’s guilty plea, that 
Defendant be adjudicated guilty of Count s 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, and that a sentencing hearing be 
conducted for final disposition of this matter. The Court has reviewed Judge Louis’ R&R, no 
 
1 At the hearing on his change of plea, Defendant stated under oath that his name is Juan Francisco 
De La Cruz Mejia, R&R at 1 n.1, which is the name that appears with his signature on the Factual 
Proffer, ECF No. 24. 
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objections have been filed, and the Court has been advised that no objections will be filed. 
Therefore, based on a de novo review of the evidence presented, it is hereby 
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that (1) Magistrate Judge Louis’ R&R on Change of Plea 
is ADOPTED and AFFIRMED in its entirety; (2) the Court accepts Defendant’s plea of guilty, 
and Defendant is hereby adjudged guilty as to Counts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the Indictment; and (3) a 
sentencing hearing is set for Monday, June 1, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., before the Honorable Paul C. 
Huck in the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse, 400 North Miami Avenue, 13th 
Floor, Courtroom 13-2, Miami, Florida. 
DONE AND ORDERED in Miami, Florida on March 9, 2026. 
 
 
 
 
PAUL C. HUCK 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 
 
Copies provided to: 
Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis 
Counsel of record 
 
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