District Court for the NMI

As RNV Construction continues to deny allegations of forced labor and retaliation in federal court in the CNMI, the workers suing the company are now asking a judge in Washington, D.C., to force USCIS to release records tied to a 2023 immigration investigation.

Venerando Aquino Martin was sentenced by the federal court to 18 months in prison for visa fraud after investigators said he submitted hundreds of fraudulent immigration applications using a Saipan mailing address.

Two women have been ordered to pay more than $500,000 and will serve federal prison terms for defrauding the CNMI Public School System.

A Saipan woman who posed as a wealthy investor and targeted older women across several states has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison for a fraud scheme that caused more than $769,000 in losses.

A federal judge has allowed a former dishwasher’s wage‑and‑hour lawsuit against the operator of Shirley’s Coffee Shop to move forward, finding the claims sufficient to proceed and not subject to dismissal at this early stage.

A former CNMI Superior Court law clerk has filed a federal lawsuit accusing the judiciary and the Office of the Attorney General of pursuing a retaliatory criminal case against him after he reported workplace harassment. The suit follows the overturning of his 2024 sexual‑assault conviction and alleges coordinated misconduct by judicial and executive officials.

Lorna R. Maramba, a Philippine national, pleaded guilty to possessing a false identification document with the intent to defraud the United States

A Philippine national was arrested after attempting to leave the CNMI using two fake U.S. permanent resident cards.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands has postponed this year’s CNMI High School Mock Trial Competition to March 5 and 6.

Twenty-eight new U.S. citizens were sworn in Monday at the District Court for the NMI.