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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS 
MARSHALL DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA § 
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VS. § CASE NO. 2:24-CR-00018-JRG-RSP-2 
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MICHAEL BURTON TASMAN, SR. (02) § 
 
 
ORDER ADOPTING MAGISTRATE JUDGE=S REPORT AND 
FINDING DEFENDANT GUILTY 
PURSUANT TO RULE 11 (c)(1)(C) 
 
On this day, the Court considered the Findings of Fact and Recommendation of United 
States Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne regarding defendant =s plea of guilty under the provisions 
of Rule 11(c)(1)(C) to Count One (1) of the indictment charging defendant with a violation of 
Count One (1) with a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, Conspiracy to Commit Illegal 
Remunerations. Having conducted a proceeding in the form and manner prescribed by FED. R. 
CRIM P. 11, the Magistrate Judge recommends that the Court accept the defendant =s guilty plea, 
reserving to the District Judge the option of rejecting the Plea Agreement if, after review of the 
presentence report, the agreed sentence is determined not to be the appropriate disposition of the 
case. The Court is of the opinion that the Findings of Fact and Recommendation should be 
accepted. 
It is accordingly ORDERED that the Findings of Fact and Recommendation of the 
United States Magistrate Judge, filed on May 26, 2026, are hereby ADOPTED. 
It is further ORDERED that, pursuant to defendant ’s plea agreement, the Court finds 
defendant GUILTY of Count One (1) of the indictment in the above -numbered cause, reserving 
to the District Judge the option of rejecting the Plea Agreement if, after review of the PageID #: 
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presentence report, the agreed sentence is determined not to be the appropriate disposition of the 
case. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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RODNEY GILSTRAP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
So ORDERED and SIGNED this 15th day of June, 2026. PageID #: 
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