THE federal court sentenced Jaimelynn Nebres Morales to two years’ probation on one count of marriage fraud on Friday.
At the sentencing hearing, Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI also ordered Morales to pay a $900 fine, as well as a $100 special assessment fee due immediately after sentencing.
Judge Manglona likewise imposed a special condition on her release, including mandatory reporting to the U.S. Probation Office.
“The defendant’s previously imposed conditions of release are hereby exonerated; therefore, defendant’s passport shall be returned,” the judge said.
Morales remained free following sentencing.
Represented by attorney Mark Scoggins, Nebres pleaded guilty to the charge of marriage fraud last May. Assistant U.S. Attorney Garth Backe was the prosecutor.
According to the plea agreement, the defendant was born in 1993 and is a U.S. citizen.
“On or about June 30, 2023, in the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, Defendant knowingly entered into a marriage for the purpose of evading a provision of the immigration laws. Specifically, Defendant married M.P.M., a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines and a CW-1 visa holder, so M.P.M. could potentially obtain permanent resident status and avoid returning to his home country. At the time she entered into the marriage, Defendant had no intention of ever establishing a life with M.P.M.,” the plea agreement stated.
Variety was unable to obtain additional information about M.P.M., including whether he was also charged.
