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Man arraigned in fake passport case
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Posted on Jul 14 2004
A man accused of altering his passport and using a false visa was arraigned Tuesday at the U.S. District Court of the Northern Marianas Islands.
The trial date for defendant Jiang Jing Ju was set on July 27, with the actual trial to take place on Monday, Sept. 20.
Jiang is accused of falsifying his passport and fraudulent misuse of a visa. The government claims that Jiang used and attempted to use a passport that was forged or altered on May 30, 2004 when he boarded a plane in South Korea that was bound for Saipan. He allegedly presented the forged documents to immigration officials upon arrival.
Jiang was denied a boarding pass on a Continental Airlines flight to Guam on June 5, 2004. He allegedly attempted to use the document for travel again on June 15 on a Pacific Islands Aviation flight bound for Guam.
The prosecution alleged that the defendant knowingly possessed, used and attempted to use a visa and other documents for entry or as evidence of authorized stay in the United States while knowing them to be forged.
Jiang pleaded not guilty to both offenses and was held without bail and remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals.
