Man in a fake marriage case pleads guilty to lying to feds

Posted on Jun 11 2014

A man in sham marriage case entered a guilty plea in federal court yesterday.

Md. Shahadat Hossain, 45, a Bangladeshi national, pleaded guilty to false statement as part of a plea deal.

A conviction of false statement carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and a three-year supervised release.

Hossain will be sentenced on Oct. 24, 2014.

U.S. District Court for the NMI Senior Judge Alex R. Munson vacated the jury trial set for June 23, 2014.

Munson allowed Hossain to remain free while awaiting sentencing.

According to the factual basis of the plea agreement, on Feb. 25, 2013, Hossain lied to Homeland Security Investigations special agents when he said that he lived with his then-wife, Rosita Hossain, “in an apartment on McArthur St. up Gualo Rai Rd” and that he lived with her in that apartment since December 2011.

Court-appointed counsel Michael Evangelista served as counsel for Hossain. Assistant U.S. attorney Ross Naughton prosecuted the case.

Ferdie De La Torre | Reporter

Ferdie Ponce de la Torre is a senior reporter of Saipan Tribune. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and has covered all news beats in the CNMI. He is a recipient of the CNMI Supreme Court Justice Award. Contact him at ferdie_delatorre@Saipantribune.com

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