{"id":194649,"date":"2015-03-24T04:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T18:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=194649"},"modified":"2015-03-24T04:00:58","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T18:00:58","slug":"ambrosio-ogumoro-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/ambrosio-ogumoro-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambrosio Ogumoro arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police arrested last night former Department of Public Safety deputy commissioner Ambrosio T. Ogumoro for corruption charges, Saipan Tribune learned.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, Ambrosio is in jail,\u201d a lawyer confirmed but refused to elaborate.<\/p>\n

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Ambrosio T. Ogumoro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Multiple sources disclosed that the arrest of Ogumoro was a result of an investigation conducted by the Office of the Public Auditor.<\/p>\n

Sources said OPA then referred the case to the Office of the Attorney General\u2019s Investigation Unit.<\/p>\n

Sources said the charges are theft of government property for personal benefit.<\/p>\n

The charges stemmed from Ogumoro\u2019s alleged illegal use of DPS property such as computer or laptop when he served as deputy commissioner or acting commissioner at DPS.<\/p>\n

Sources refused to disclose more details, saying the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Ogumoro is expected to be taken to Superior Court for his initial court appearance today, Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ogumoro has a pending criminal case after OPA charged him with 15 criminal offenses for his role in, among other things, shielding then-attorney general Edward Buckingham from being served with penal summons in August 2012.<\/p>\n

Ogumoro has filed a petition asking the CNMI Supreme Court to restrain Superior Court Associate Judge David A. Wiseman from presiding over his criminal case.<\/p>\n

Ogumoro, through counsel Edward C. Arriola, argued that Wiseman\u2019s decision not to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction is erroneous because there is neither a rational nor substantial legal argument to deny the CNMI Supreme Court\u2019s order.<\/p>\n

In March 2013, as soon as he arrived at the Francisco C. Ada\/Saipan International Airport from an official trip to inspect rescue boats in Canada, then-DPS deputy commissioner Ogumoro was handed a termination letter and was subsequently placed under house arrest in connection with shielding Buckingham.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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