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HK passenger found concealing ‘ice’ pleads guilty

A Hong Kong passenger who was found concealing methamphetamine or “ice” in his luggage during an inspection by Customs inspectors at the Francisco-C. Ada-Saipan International Airport last Thursday, entered a guilty plea in federal court yesterday. At the scheduled detention...
Posted On Jun 29 2017 06:00
, By Ferdie De La Torre

Judge orders competency hearing for habitual offender

U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has granted the U.S. government’s request to hold a hearing to determine whether habitual offender Gilbert Kaipat is competent to stand trial. Kaipat is facing charges both in federal and local courts over the...
Posted On Feb 26 2016 06:00
, By Ferdie De La Torre

Woman in fraudulent marriage gets three years of probation

Norma F. Nekaifes was sentenced to three years probation for conspiring in two fraudulent marriages solely in order for two Chinese nationals to obtain green cards. U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona ordered Nekaifes last week to perform 100 hours of...
Posted On Nov 23 2015 06:06
, By Ferdie De La Torre

Melvin Ada’s sentencing reset anew

The scheduled sentencing of former Commonwealth Health Center employee Melvin Garong Ada on Tuesday did not push through for several reasons. U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona continued the sentencing for Dec. 2, 2015, at 1:30pm and set the...
Posted On Nov 19 2015 06:06
, By Ferdie De La Torre
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