Hui Qiang Yan, 48, also known as Hui Chang, admitted the charge of conspiracy to unlawfully produce and transfer identification document.
Manglona highlighted the seriousness of Hui Qiang Yan’s crime which, she said, put the public in harm’s way.
The U.S. Probation Office recommended two years’ probation, to which Assistant U.S. Attorney Garth Barke agreed.
The sentencing range was from zero to six months.
The court dismissed the other counts in the indictment: unlawful production and unlawful transfer of identification card.
Court-appointed defense attorney Stephen Woodruff asked the court for one year probation against removal proceedings.
The defendant is a former commercial cleaner.
His umbrella permit has expired and is jobless, but will ask U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for a parole in place, Woodruff said.
He said his client was “less culpable” compared to Dolores Tahira Miah, who was sentenced to two years probation.
Manglona noted that Hui Qiang Yan facilitated 20 individuals, while former Bureau of Motor Vehicles examiner William Hocog helped 30, to fraudulently acquire CNMI driver’s licenses.
Hocog was sentenced to six months imprisonment.
The court also noted Hui Qiang Yan’s five-year involvement in the scheme.
The court did not assess a fine, but imposed a $100 court special assessment fee, and required the defendant to complete 50 hours of community work service.
The other defendants, Mohammad Jahangir Miah and Hongmei Sun, have yet to be sentenced by the court.
