U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has thrown back in prison a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer for using methamphetamine or \u201cice\u201d while on pre-trial release.<\/p>\n
Manglona revoked Bob Hajime Deleon Guerrero Yamagishi\u2019s pre-trial release on Wednesday and remanded him into the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending his sentencing, which is on Oct. 30, 2015.<\/p>\n
Yamagishi, through court-appointed counsel Janet H. King, waived his right to an evidentiary hearing and admitted to the violation.<\/p>\n
King requested that her client be allowed to remain on pre-trial release. She stated that the defense had no objection to place Yamagishi on house arrest.<\/p>\n
Assistant U.S. attorney Garth Backe moved to have Yamagishi\u2019s pre-trial release be revoked pending sentencing.<\/p>\n
Probation officer Margarita Wonenberg recommended home detention, instead of curfew.<\/p>\n
In her petition for revocation, Wonenberg disclosed that Yamagishi tested presumptive positive for \u201cice\u201d during a urinalysis test last Aug. 11 and Sept. 17.<\/p>\n
When confronted with the results, Wonenberg said Yamagishi admitted to smoking the drug on Aug. 6 and Sept. 14.<\/p>\n
Yamagishi also failed to attend group counseling at the Marianas Counseling Services. He submitted diluted samples during random urinalysis last Aug. 24, Sept. 3, and 7.<\/p>\n
Wonenberg said the diluted samples showed signs of water flushing to evade a positive drug test.<\/p>\n
Yamagishi pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by wire after making illegal cash advance transactions on a travel charge card between July 4 and Aug. 7, 2014.<\/p>\n
According to the indictment, Yamagishi, as then-CBP officer, made illegal cash advance transactions 28 times in July 2014 and nine times in August 2014, for a total amount of $6,227.53.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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