The federal court yesterday revoked the supervised release of Bob Hajime Deleon Guerrero Yamagishi, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who admitted violating the conditions of his probation by using methamphetamine or \u201cice\u201d last Christmas Day and other times.<\/p>\n
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona remanded Yamagishi to the custody of the U.S. Marshal and ordered his release on Tuesday, Jan. 26.<\/p>\n
After his release, the defendant will be placed on 35 months of supervised release.<\/p>\n
The judge said supervised release helps probationers\u2019 re-entry to the community and that she noticed that most of probationers don\u2019t come back to court quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re one of the quickest to return to court,\u201d Manglona told the former CBP officer.<\/p>\n
Yamagishi was slapped last Nov. 10 with a sentence of 44-day time served and three years of probation for two counts of wire fraud.<\/p>\n
The judge said she is re-imposing the same conditions of defendant\u2019s supervised release so he could be rehabilitated from his drug and gambling addictions.<\/p>\n
Manglona said there are many gambling facilities now on Saipan and Yamagishi is not allowed to go inside casinos and other gambling establishments.<\/p>\n
Among the many conditions imposed on Yamagishi is to undergo drug testing and participate in drug rehabilitation program.<\/p>\n
Manglona said although the supervised release is 35 months, it could be only 25 months if the defendant complies with all the conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal is for you to overcome this drug addiction,\u201d the judge said.<\/p>\n
Yamagishi admitted the allegations of using \u201cice\u201d several times and failing to appear for random drug testing and for counseling sessions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI admitted my drug use. I am sick. I\u2019m trying my best,\u201d the defendant said.<\/p>\n
Yamagishi said he is still fighting his drug addiction.<\/p>\n
He said he always says that he is not a criminal but only has a drug addiction.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to change. That\u2019s not who I am,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Attorney Janet King said her client, Yamagishi, has a drug addiction that he can\u2019t control.<\/p>\n
King said Yamagishi expresses remorse and the need for help.<\/p>\n
King said the defendant is willing to participate in the drug court program.<\/p>\n
The lawyer said Yamagishi currently got a job at a private company.<\/p>\n
Assistant U.S. attorney Russell Lorfing appeared for the U.S. government.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Probation Office moved to revoke the supervised release of Yamagishi for violating the conditions of his supervision.<\/p>\n
According to U.S. Probation Officer Assistant Juanette David-Atalig, Yamagishi admitted to using \u201cice\u201d on Dec. 11, 21, and 25, 2015, and on Jan. 10, 2016.<\/p>\n
David-Atalig said the offender also failed to appear for random drug testing on Dec. 11 and 12, 2015, and Jan. 8 and 9, 2016.<\/p>\n
The probation officer assistant said Yamagishi failed to appear for his counseling sessions on Dec. 12 and 14, 2015, and Jan. 12, 13, and 14, 2016.<\/p>\n
U.S. Probation Officer Margarita Wonenberg disclosed yesterday that Yamagishi used \u201cice\u201d again on Jan. 15, 2016.<\/p>\n
Yamagishi was sentenced to time served last November after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud for making illegal cash advance transactions on a travel charge-card between July 4 and Aug. 7, 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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