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Woman in fake marriage gets two years probation
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Posted on Jun 10 2008
A woman who engaged in a fake marriage in order for a Bangladeshi national to obtain an Immediate Relative status was sentenced in federal court yesterday to two years of probation.
During the probation period, Rose Mayo Omar Reyes shall complete 100 hours of community work service.
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Alex R. Munson imposed many conditions on Reyes, such as not committing another federal or local crime and refraining from the use of any alcoholic beverages.
He ordered Reyes to immediately pay a $10 special assessment fee to the U.S. government.
In March 2008, the 24-year-old Reyes pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting an attempted illegal entry into the U.S.
Reyes pleaded guilty in connection with Mohamad Ruhul Amin’s “attempt to enter the U.S. by use of a willfully false or misleading representation or by the willful concealment of a material fact.”
According to the plea agreement, on Aug. 23, 2007, Reyes “knowingly and willingly aided and abetted Amin’s attempted entry into the U.S.”
In furtherance of the scheme, Reyes filed an application for a U.S. passport (Form DS-11) in the District of the NMI and Honolulu, Hawaii, knowing that the said application contained false or fraudulent information.
Last January, Amin was charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit offense or to defraud the United States, false statement in application for a passport, and subornation of perjury.
The indictment stated that on May 9, 2007, Amin married Reyes, a U.S. citizen.
The purpose of the marriage was to enable Amin to obtain IR status under the CNMI immigration laws.
In exchange for the marriage, the defendant allegedly provided Reyes with money and gifts worth several hundred dollars.
The prosecution said the two never lived and never intended to live together as husband and wife.
