Former Department of Public Safety deputy commissioner Ambrosio T. Ogumoro was allowed to post a $25,000 property bond, but Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho imposed strict conditions in connection with his new criminal case.<\/p>\n
At a bail modification hearing on Friday, Camacho found Ogumoro\u2019s older brother, Fr. Isidro Ogumoro, and his older sister, Feliciana O. Dilley, suitable to serve as third-party custodians.<\/p>\n
Attorney Janet H. King, counsel for Ogumoro, offered Fr. Ogumoro\u2019s land in Kagman consisting of 31,144 square meters as property bond instead of the $25,000 cash that the court earlier imposed.<\/p>\n
Camacho ordered the 57-year-old Ogumoro to surrender his passport, obey all laws, not contact his co-defendant, Herman M. Manglona, and other witnesses in the case, and stay away from airport.<\/p>\n
The judge allowed Ogumoro to go to his bar, True North Bar & Grill in Garapan.<\/p>\n
The judge also allowed Ogumoro to pick up the catch from his fishing boat but prohibited him from going to the water.<\/p>\n
Arraignment will be on April 6 at 9am.<\/p>\n
At the bail modification hearing, King said the court has the discretion to impose bail on a defendant and that it should consider the testimony of Ogumoro\u2019s proposed third-party custodians.<\/p>\n
King said Ogumoro is self-employed, runs a fishing boat, and manages True North Bar & Grill. She said her client should not be precluded from doing activities related to his business.<\/p>\n
Chief Prosecutor Leonardo Rapadas said if the court allows Ogumoro to post a property bond, the government would recommend house arrest.<\/p>\n
Rapadas said their concern is that they haven\u2019t had a chance to look at the papers of the mortgaged property. He also mentioned about their concern of allowing Ogumoro to go to True North Bar & Grill, where one of the alleged crime incidents happened.<\/p>\n
In allowing Ogumoro to go to the True North Bar & Grill, Camacho said he\u2019s sure the alleged computer that belonged to DPS is no longer in the bar.<\/p>\n
According to a police report, Ogumoro had a 1995 Toyota four-door Tercel that belonged to DPS repaired for $2,500 using DPS funds in 2012 and then sold the vehicle as \u201cscrap\u201d for only $50 to Herman Manglona.<\/p>\n
Ogumoro and Katherine Manglona also allegedly instructed a DPS staff to bring a DPS desktop computer to a shop for repair using DPS funding in the amount of $276. The computer was allegedly later used in the office at True North Bar & Grill.<\/p>\n
Police arrested Ogumoro and his 43-year-old girlfriend, former police officer Katherine Manglona, last Monday night, March 23, on Saipan. Herman Manglona, brother of Katherine Manglona, was arrested on Tinian last Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Ogumoro was arrested for misconduct in public office, theft by unlawful taking or disposition, and removal of government property.<\/p>\n
Katherine Manglona was arrested for theft by unlawful taking or disposition, and conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking or disposition.<\/p>\n
Herman Manglona, 45, was arrested for receiving stolen property and conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking or disposition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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