THE federal court has granted the request of Assistant U.S. Attorney Garth Backe to schedule a change of plea hearing for Jaimelynn Nebres Morales, also known as Jaimelynn Bucio Nebres, who is charged with one count of marriage fraud.
The hearing was set for Monday, May 5, at 1:30 p.m.
According to court documents, Morales, on or about June 30, 2023, “knowingly entered into a marriage with another individual, identified herein as M.P.M…a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines, for the purpose of evading a provision of the immigration laws, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1325(c).”
The court appointed attorney Mark Scoggins to represent Morales in the proceedings.
No other information was available regarding the case as of Monday afternoon.
