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UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 25-6489

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

v.

ERNESTO FRANCISCO COLE, a/k/a Panama, a/k/a Ernest Cole, a/k/a Negrito, a/k/a Negro, a/k/a La Pe,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Alexandria. Leonie M. Brinkema, District Judge. (1:00-cr-00455-LMB-1)

Submitted: October 16, 2025 Decided: October 21, 2025

Before KING, AGEE, and RICHARDSON, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Ernesto Francisco Cole, Appellant Pro Se.

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PER CURIAM:

Ernesto Francisco Cole appeals the district court’s order denying his motion for

compassionate release under

(c)(1)(A). We have reviewed the record and

conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by finding that the

(a) factors weighed against Cole’s release and denying his motion on that basis. See

United States v. Malone,

(4th Cir. 2023) (stating standard of review).

Accordingly, we deny as moot Cole’s motion to expedite, we deny his other pending

appellate motions, and we affirm the district court’s order. United States v. Cole, No. 1:00-

cr-00455-LMB-1 (E.D. Va. Feb. 12, 2024). We dispense with oral argument because the

facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and

argument would not aid in the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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