ASSISTANT U.S. Attorney Garth Backe has asked the federal court to dismiss the case against Barrie James Ladd with prejudice due to the defendant’s passing on Sept. 22.
Ladd was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government. He was the owner of Misamis Construction Saipan Ltd., and was represented by attorney Colin Thompson.
The second superseding indictment stated that Misamis Construction Saipan Ltd. submitted a petition for a CW-1 visa falsely and fraudulently representing that a full-time employer-employee relationship would exist between Misamis and Hiron Mollah, when in fact, no such relationship was intended and the primary purpose of the application was to obtain legal status for Mollah.
Mollah was also charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S.
In March 2021, the U.S. government asked the federal court to dismiss without prejudice the case against Mollah, which Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI granted.
As for Ladd, his jury trial was scheduled for Oct. 5, 2021. No other information about the defendant was available as of press time Tuesday.
