A man has been indicted in the U.S. District Court for the NMI on a charge of bank fraud after he allegedly bought a car using a fake driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n
Ming Jin Jin was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly using fraudulent identification to purchase a a 2022 Toyota Prius from the Atkins Kroll car dealership.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, Jin executed the scheme on Jan. 29 this year and presented a fraudulent driver\u2019s license to First Hawaiian Bank when he applied to purchase the vehicle. \u201cThis conduct was relied upon by First Hawaiian Bank to finance $30,639 for the vehicle purchase,\u201d the court documents state.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office, through lawyer Albert Flores Jr., now wants Jin to forfeit \u201cany and all property constituting, or derived from, proceeds obtained directly or indirectly as a result of the offense.\u201d That means the 2022 Toyota Prius and a \u201cmoney judgment representing the amount of proceeds obtained as a result of the offense.<\/p>\n
Back in 2021, the district court sentenced Jin to one-year probation for presenting a fake driver\u2019s license and fake vehicle registration during a traffic stop in 2019. He was convicted of conspiracy to unlawfully produce an identification document. <\/p>\n
Jin, whose term of probation was supposed to expire on May 27, 2022, was told not to drive a vehicle as part of the terms of his release, but a probation officer saw him driving the Prius without a driver\u2019s license last February. When stopped him, he handed over an insurance certificate and a certification from Atkins Kroll Saipan indicating that he had purchased the vehicle last Jan. 28<\/p>\n
Jin\u2019s probation was revoked and he is currently serving a three-month prison sentence. In addition, Jin was ordered to serve two years of supervised release after he completes the sentence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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