Lorna De Luna, also known as Lorna De Luna Camacho, stipulated to deportation and agreed to leave the CNMI at her expense within 21 days from the date of this order if she is not needed to testify against any of her co-defendants.
Associate Judge David A. Wiseman placed the defendant on supervised probation for the duration of her suspended sentence, which will continue until she departs the CNMI.
She is ordered to keep all her appointments with the probation officer.
She will pay past permit and immigration fees for the years 2007-2008, totaling $275. She must pay before departing or attempting to depart the CNMI. She will also pay a fine of $50 and an assessment fee of $100.
She will assist law enforcement officials in any ongoing investigation or testify during the prosecution of her co-defendants.
The defendant appeared in court for a change of plea hearing on Feb. 25 with attorney Richard W. Pierce. Assistant Attorney General Kathleen Busenkell appeared on behalf of the government.
The government moved to dismiss all the other counts in the information against the defendant, which the court granted.
On Sept. 8, 2008, the Attorney General’s Office charged De Luna and five other defendants — Bonifacio M. Camacho, Elenita E. Camacho, Nicolas C. Figuerres Jr., Dorotea I. Ilo and Lilia Z. Reyes.
The AGO also charged De Luna and Figuerres with obstructing justice on Aug. 1, 2008 for unlawfully tampering with a witness.
De Luna and Bonifacio Camacho were charged with one count of marriage fraud for entering into a marriage on Oct. 31, 2007 for the sole purpose of obtaining a labor and immigration benefit.
Figuerres and Ilo were charged with immigration fraud for unlawfully entering into marriage on April 27, 2004, with Figuerres entering the CNMI as an immigrant.
Elenita Camacho, Figuerres and Ilo were charged with conspiracy to commit immigration fraud.
