An alleged overstaying tourist, who was found in possession of a CNMI driver\u2019s license that he obtained through fraudulent papers, pleaded guilty in federal court last Wednesday and was sentenced to time served.<\/p>\n
Guangyi He, a Chinese national, pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to produce an identification document illegally as part of a plea deal.<\/p>\n
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona also placed He on supervised release for one year. He was ordered to pay a $500 fine and $100 in special assessment fee immediately after sentencing.<\/p>\n
Assistant U.S. attorney Eric O\u2019Malley appeared as counsel for the U.S. government. <\/p>\n
According to the factual basis of the plea deal, He conspired with another person on Jan. 16, 2019, to obtain a CNMI driver\u2019s license by presenting a falsified U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-797 as evidence of lawful status in the CNMI in exchange for $1,500. <\/p>\n
With the other individual\u2019s assistance, He obtained the fraudulently obtained CNMI driver\u2019s license on Jan. 18, 2019, and presented that license to a CNMI law enforcement officer on Aug. 26, 2019.<\/p>\n
According to HSI agents, last Aug. 26, CNMI Department of Public Safety police officers conducted a traffic stop and encountered He, who was driving a car with three other Chinese nationals as passenger. He presented to the officers a CNMI driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n
DHS records showed that He entered the CNMI on Dec. 17, 2017, and was granted a CNMI-only conditional parole by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that was effective only until Dec. 28, 2017. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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