The Nadi Magistrates Court has issued a suspended sentence for Justin Ho. Last month, Ho admitted guilt to a modified charge of submitting false or misleading documents. The court’s summary of facts revealed that he provided two Tax Identification Numbers belonging to other individuals to a Senior Customs Officer in order to obtain the release of a consignment, fully aware that the information was false. The court initially sentenced Ho to 18 months in prison, but after taking into account mitigating factors and his voluntary guilty plea, the sentence was reduced to nine months and fully suspended for a period of three years. In deciding to suspend the sentence, the court noted that Ho was a first-time offender and emphasized that no loss occurred to the government entity, indicating that a custodial sentence was not necessary for deterrence purposes.