THE jury trial of Servillana Soriano, who has been accused of involvement in a CW-1 petition scheme, begins Tuesday, June 29, in federal court.
Soriano, who is represented by attorney Mark Hanson, was charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
According to the second superseding indictment, Soriano, with three others, agreed to defraud the United States by deceitful and dishonest means for the purpose of impeding, impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful government functions of a government agency, namely, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS, in the fair and objective evaluation of CW-1 non-immigrant visa applications.
The superseding indictment stated that RES International LLC would, in exchange for money, submit a petition for CW-1 classification that would falsely and fraudulently represent that an employer-employee relationship would exist between RES and the beneficiaries under the employment terms set forth in the petition.
The other co-conspirators — Aminul Islam, Halim Khan, and Faroque Hosen — were also charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S.
Islam and Hosen have both pleaded guilty to the charge.
On Feb. 16, 2021, Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI sentenced Islam to one week of imprisonment, one year of supervised release and 25 hours of community service. He was also ordered to pay a $100 assessment fee.
Hosen’s sentencing has been scheduled for July 23, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
As for Halim Khan, who is represented by attorney Bruce Berline, his jury trial will start on Aug. 29, 2021.
