CNMI Customs inspectors arrested a tourist who was allegedly found in possession of 39 credit\/debit cards issued to other Chinese nationals upon arrival at the Francisco C. Ada-Saipan International Airport last week. <\/p>\n
Binbin Zhang, 27, was arrested on charges of attempt and misuse of credit cards and issuance of bad checks, and possession of forged writing or forgery device.<\/p>\n
At a hearing on Friday, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho imposed a $30,000 cash bail and set the preliminary hearing for May 25 at 9am.<\/p>\n
Assistant public defender Tillman Clark was appointed as counsel for Zhang. Assistant attorney general Matthew Baisley appeared for the government. The court appointed a translator for the defendant.<\/p>\n
CNMI Customs inspector I Michael N. Pangelinan stated in his report that last Sunday, May 15, at 3:05am, Zhang and his alleged girlfriend Baoping Li, arrived at the airport.<\/p>\n
Pangelinan said during the routine inspection, two Customs inspectors found Zhang in possession of 39 commercial cards concealed in a card organizer.<\/p>\n
The inspectors discovered that most of the credit cards were registered to other Chinese nationals, while others have no names.<\/p>\n
Pangelinan said seized were credit cards and debit cards from multiple banks, company specific-shopping cards, and other cards that appear to be intended to make purchases.<\/p>\n
Pangelinan said during his interview, Zhang said he planned to stay on Saipan for four days and set to depart last Thursday.<\/p>\n
Zhang claimed to have authorization to possess each card for the purpose of shopping for friends.<\/p>\n
Pangelinan said upon further investigation, he learned that Zhang did not have any documentation providing his authorization to use the cards.<\/p>\n
The girlfriend denied having knowledge of the cards and the owners of the cards.<\/p>\n
Pangelinan said he contacted the fraud departments of the various banks that issued the cards and is awaiting to hear back from the banks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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