Associate Judge David A. Wiseman sentenced 30-year-old Ryan Ray Ilo to two years imprisonment with credit for three days he already served from Aug. 28 to 30, 2008.
Wiseman also placed Ilo on supervised probation for the remainder of the suspended sentence.
Ilo is ordered to report to the Department of Corrections on Jan. 5, 2009 at 8 a.m. He will be released on March 2 at 8 a.m.
Ilo must perform 50 hours of community work service, pay a fine of $500 and an assessment fee of $25. He must obey all CNMI and federal laws.
Wiseman said any violation of these conditions will subject the defendant to revocation proceedings. He set a review hearing for May 13, 2009 at 9 a.m.
Ilo entered into a plea agreement with the commonwealth on Dec. 17 and pleaded guilty to the charges of immigration fraud.
In exchange, the commonwealth agreed to dismiss the other charges for conspiracy to commit obstructions of justice.
Ilo, a U.S. citizen, married Zandra Arguelles, a citizen of the Philippines, for the purposes of procuring her entry, naturalization and permanent residency into the CNMI.
The Attorney General’s Office filed charges against Ilo and three other defendants — Zandra Arguelles, Elenita E. Camacho and Rebecca M. Camacho — for conspiracy to commit immigration fraud, immigration fraud, obstructing justice and document fraud on May 27, 2005.
