THE federal government, through Assistant U.S. Attorney Albert S. Flores Jr., objects to the request of Alejandro Tumandao Nario to be allowed to self-surrender at a designated federal correctional institution in Oakdale, Louisiana.
Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona of the District Court for the NMI recently sentenced Nario, president and owner of A&A Enterprises, a manpower agency, to 21-month imprisonment for CW-1 visa fraud.
Represented by attorney Steven Pixley, Nario wants to self-surrender to the designated correctional facility.
In his objection, Flores said, “Defendant should [instead] be ordered to self-report to the Department of Corrections in Saipan no later than 8 a.m. on March 15, 2022.”
He added, “This court should not grant defendant access to his passport, or grant defendant permission to travel across international borders to the mainland of the United States, or even grant defendant permission to leave the island of Saipan, because he is a flight risk.”
Flores said Nario committed “a crime of moral turpitude, in other words, a crime committed by a dishonest and deceitful person who worked decisively to defeat the lawful immigration process of the United States of America.”
“Defendant is a foreign citizen with close personal ties to three different countries and four different regions of the world, including Canada, the Philippines, the United States of America, and Texas,” Flores said. “Now, given his conviction, the defendant is faced with personal financial hardship, and with, undoubtedly, an innate desire to visit with his family before incarceration.”
According to the prosecutor, to grant the defendant’s motion “would be to essentially arm him with a foreign passport, and the opportunity, the temptation, and means to gain assistance from across the globe to elude his incarceration.”
