Mohamad Ruhul Amin appeared with his court-appointed counsel Colin Thompson for the sentencing yesterday. The federal government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric O’Malley.
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Alex R. Munson also placed Amin on supervised release after serving his jail term.
The court denied Thompson’s motion for a continuance of sentencing. The lawyer said he still had to confirm allegations of misconduct reported by the police.
Munson prohibited Amin to possess illegally controlled substances and ordered him to submit to a urinalysis test within 15 days of release from imprisonment.
Amin will perform 50 hours of community service and pay a $300 assessment fee after the sentencing.
He was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal Service after the hearing.
Amin was indicted for conspiracy, false statement in application for a passport and subornation of perjury.
The indictment stated that on May 9, 2007, Amin married Rose Mayo Reyes, a U.S. citizen, to enable him to obtain an immediate relative status under CNMI law.
On Aug. 23, 2007, Amin submitted an application for a U.S. passport knowing that the application contained false information.
Amin provided Reyes with money and gifts worth several hundreds of dollars, but the couple never lived, nor intended to live together as man and wife, the indictment stated.
