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Man in prison for sex abuse of minor faces immigration fraud
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Posted on Oct 04 2011
By Ferdie de la Torre
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A man who is currently serving a prison term for sexually abusing a minor girl is facing a new criminal case in federal court for the alleged filing in 2009 of a false statement before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The indictment charged Steven Romie Aguon with one count of immigration document fraud. His initial appearance before the U.S. District Court for the NMI will be on Friday, Oct. 7.
According to the indictment filed by assistant U.S. attorney Beverly R. McCallum, Aguon made a false statement to USCIS in an application and document Form I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative) he filed on Dec. 2, 2009.
In the supporting USCIS Form G-325A (Biographic Information), Aguon allegedly stated that he was married and that Linlin Song was his wife.
Song’s marital status was material to USCIS’ determination of Song’s application for lawful permanent resident status.
Aguon then allegedly knew the statement was false since he had divorced Song on Feb. 23, 2009.
In October 2010, Superior Court then associate judge Ramona V. Manglona imposed a two-year prison term on Aguon for sex abuse of a minor girl.
Aguon had pleaded guilty to one count of sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree.
The charge of sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree is still pending. Aguon was accused of sexually abusing two minors.
