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$31,960 forfeited to US govt
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has issued a final order to forfeit to the U.S. government the $31,960 that was seized from a tourist who was convicted of harboring illegal aliens.
In granting the U.S. government’s request, Manglona said order of forfeiture became final since no third party filed a claim on the money seized from Sen Sun.
Accordingly, Manglona said, the preliminary order of forfeiture is final.
Manglona authorized the U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to dispose of the $8,541 and $23,419, respectively, in accordance with the law.
In the U.S. government’s motion for a final order to forfeit the money, assistant U.S. attorney Eric O’Malley said the order of forfeiture forms part of the plea agreement between the U.S. government and Sun.
Sun, also known as Sam Sun, was accused of running a business that offered trip packages to pregnant Chinese women seeking to give birth on Saipan. He pleaded guilty to the charge of harboring illegal aliens.
In May 2018, Sun was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison.
Authorities seized $8,541 from Sun during his arrest on Nov. 3, 2017, and $23,419 more during the search of his home in Gualo Rai on Nov. 9, 2017.
