Associate David A. Wiseman imposed a three-year jail term on Bonifacio M. Camacho for violation of probation in three criminal cases.
He is also sentenced to five years imprisonment for marriage fraud, all suspended and to run consecutive with the three-year sentence.
Camacho is placed on probation for the suspended term of five years.
He will report to the Department of Corrections on June 8, 2009 and will be released on June 3, 2011 at 8 a.m.
The defendant appeared for the sentencing on May 20, 2009 with his counsel Stephen Nutting. The government was represented by Assistant Attorney General Kathleen Busenkell.
After his release from jail or discharge from parole, the defendant will be placed on five years probation under the supervision of the Office of Adult Probation.
He will be evaluated at the Community Guidance Center to determine if counseling or treatment is appropriate and must comply with any recommendations within 30 days from his release.
He must obey all CNMI and federal laws and must pay $100 assessment fee and probation fee.
The court ordered the Department of Corrections to provide the necessary access to medical care and that a diligent level of scrutiny of the defendant’s medical condition be considered as the defendant has hemophilia and other alleged medical problems.
The defendant entered into a plea agreement with the government and pled guilty to marriage fraud on March 18, 2009.
The court noted that the defendant has been a frequent visitor to the criminal courts and has a long and busy criminal history since 2003 and continuing to the present.
Camacho has been charged with one count for each for each of the following offenses: possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride, possession of marijuana, possession of firearm, possession of ammunition, possession of ammunition without valid I.D. card, assault with a dangerous weapon, disturbing the peace, criminal mischief, illegal possession of a controlled substance and marriage fraud. He was also charged with two counts of interfering with a domestic violence report and six counts of assault and battery.
In 2003, Camacho served one year in jail on a five-year sentence and placed on probation for possession of ammunition. He violated his probation by committing several crimes. On Aug. 28, 2007, he was found guilty of three counts of assault and battery and one count of criminal mischief and his probation was revoked which had consolidated three additional criminal charges.
Camacho was sentenced to two years, all suspended except for 120 days and another four-year probation which he again violated by two criminal cases involved in his plea agreement.
The court noted that both times Camacho was on probation for the several cases he had that he did not comply with several other terms and conditions of probation.
Wiseman said although the defendant cannot be punished for his past history, the court is unrestricted from considering it as a factor for sentencing.
“The court finds that the defendant is not a good candidate for an alternate sentence such as probation and believes that the best interest of justice and of this society will be best served by imposing a jail term,” Wiseman said.
The court believes the jail term will have a deterrent effect on the life of the defendant upon his release, and more important, on those potential offenders and to isolate him from society for a period of time, the judge added.
