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Sentencing in 2 ‘ice’ cases moved

By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

THE sentencing of two individuals who entered a guilty plea on two separate indictments related to drug possession and drug importation charges has been moved for April.
Bernardo Dait Jr. was scheduled for sentencing yesterday morning but government lawyers and his lawyer agreed in a stipulation to continue the court proceeding in another three months.
Dait, 33, was indicted on Aug. 2, 2006. On Sept. 7, he entered into a plea agreement and admitted that he used a controlled substance while in possession of two firearms.
A Beretta rifle, a 9mm caliber, and a Bushmaster rifle were found in his possession on April 21, 2006.
The maximum sentence for a drug user in possession of a firearm is 10 years of incarceration, a $250,000 fine and a term of not more than three years of supervised release.
This developed as the sentencing of Seung Won Lim originally scheduled at 8:30 a.m. yesterday has been moved to April 26, at 9:30 a.m.
Lim, 37, was indicted on Aug. 16, 2006. He entered a guilty plea on Sept. 8, 2006.
He admitted that he carried 13 grams of methamphetamine on his flight to Guam to distribute to others.
He was arrested on Aug. 12, 2006 upon his arrival at the Guam International Airport on a flight from Korea.
The maximum sentence for the importation of more than 5 grams of methamphetamine is 40 years of imprisonment with a mandatory minimum term of five years of incarceration, a $2 million fine, and a special assessment fee of $100.
If he violates a condition of supervised release prior to the expiration of such term, the court may revoke the term and could sentence him up to an additional five years of incarceration.