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Woman allegedly stole, forged Tinian Municipal checks
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Posted on Jan 07 2009
The Attorney General’s Office has charged a woman who allegedly stole and conspired with other persons to steal and forge checks belonging to the Tinian Municipal Treasurer.
Marla Cruz Sablan, 28, was charged with theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received and conspiracy.
Sablan, a resident of Tinian, was summoned to appear and answer the charges in the CNMI Superior Court on Jan. 9 at 9am.
Chief Prosecutor Kevin Lynch stated in the charging information that on July 22, 2008, Sablan purposely obtained Tinian Municipal Treasurer’s check written to Pacific Telecom Inc. in the amount of $931.04.
Lynch said that between February through July 2008 on Tinian, Sablan agreed with Donovan SN Borja and Leslie Ann SN Macaranas to facilitate the commission of forgery and theft of a check from the Tinian Municipal Treasurer to Three Way International Inc. for $213.
No other details were given in court documents.
In other court news, Lynch also filed charges against a resident of Tanapag who allegedly received stolen copper wire belonging to the CNMI government.
Clarence Rabauliman Amirez, 29, was charged with receiving stolen property.
Lynch said that on July 9, 2008 Amirez received and retained copper wires that belonged to the government, knowing it had been stolen.
Amirez was summoned to appear and answer the charges in the Superior Court on Jan. 29 at 9am.
