Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Benedetto, who is representing the federal government, also asked the U.S. District Court for the NMI to conduct a hearing in support of his petition under Rule 5 to determine whether the person arrested, Wing Yee Tse, also known as Wing Yen Tse, is the same person named in the indictment from Guam.
Tse was brought to the federal court for her initial appearance on Monday.
According to the indictment, between on or about Sept. 26 to Sept. 28, 2010, Tse used two credit cards under her name and bought $1,000 worth of jewelry and other merchandise and another $1,000 worth of signature bag on Guam.
On same dates, the indictment stated Tse issued a “false material claim and statement” that she was not convicted in Hong Kong for possession of dangerous drugs, when she obtained a CBP Form I-736 Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Information.
Records from the Superior Court showed that Wing Yee Tse was convicted of misuse of credit card.
The Superior Court sentenced Wing Yee Tse to a three-year jail term, all suspended except for six months with credit for time she served at the Department of Corrections.
She was released on May 1, 2011 after her arrest on Nov. 2, 2010.
She was placed on 10 years probation, and was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine which may be fully satisfied by paying $3,000 on the day of sentencing.
She was also ordered to write a two-page letter explaining how this conviction affected her life, pay $4,210 restitution to DFS Saipan Ltd., a $100 court assessment fee within 30 days, and an anual probation fee of $100.
Records showed Wing Yee Tse, together with a male individual identified only as “principal,” purchased several high-priced items from DFS Galleria on Oct. 30, 2010.
Police said Wing Yee Tse received the fake credit cards in Shenzhen, China.
