Randy A. Igisomar, a 22-year-old man who was indicted in federal court for allegedly lying during the jury trial of Raymond B. Roberto, pleaded guilty to perjury yesterday. <\/p>\n
Perjury carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and a three-year supervised release.<\/p>\n
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona accepted the guilty plea and set Igisomar\u2019s sentencing for April 17, 2015.<\/p>\n
Attorney Robert Torres appeared as court-appointed counsel for Igisomar. Assistant U.S. attorney Ross Naughton appeared for the U.S. government.<\/p>\n
In his sworn testimony before a federal grand jury on May 6, 2014, Igisomar testified that he had heard Roberto\u2014then a defendant in a pending criminal case\u2014instruct a potential witness in that case to destroy certain evidence.<\/p>\n
Yet in his testimony in the federal criminal trial of Roberto on Sept. 10, 2014, Igisomar contradicted himself, saying he did not hear Roberto instruct a potential witness to destroy certain evidence.<\/p>\n
These sworn statements are irreconcilably contradictory, such that one of them is false, according to the plea agreement. <\/p>\n
The indictment also charged Igisomar with obstruction of justice, and false statement. The charges are expected to be dismissed at the sentencing. <\/p>\n
After the hearing, Igisomar was remanded into the custody of the U.S. Marshal.<\/p>\n
Igisomar was one of three men who bludgeoned to death a school security guard in 2008, burglarized the school and stole some laptops and other items. He was slapped with a 22-year prison term.<\/p>\n
A federal court jury acquitted the 41-year-old Roberto of all charges that he enticed three undeeraged girls to engage in prostitution and tampered a witness while he was in jail.<\/p>\n
A separate indictment charged Roberto\u2019s other witness, former firefighter Richard S. Benavente. Benavente was charged with three counts of perjury and one count of obstruction of justice. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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