At the request of the Office of the Attorney General, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho withdrew Friday the fugitive arrest warrant issued against a Chinese national wanted in Las Vegas, Nevada since 2013 for theft and fraud related to casino gambling debt.<\/p>\n
This means the criminal case against 56-year-old Da Gong Jiang is being withdrawn.<\/p>\n
CNMI chief prosecutor John Bradley, however, said that Jiang may still be held in custody since he also has a pending hold by federal immigration authorities. Bradley said any decision about this is up to federal authorities. <\/p>\n
In the CNMI\u2019s motion to withdraw filed Friday, Bradley disclosed that after communicating with the Clark County, Nevada, District Attorney\u2019s Office-Bad Check Unit, the Commonwealth learned that Jiang has posted the cash bail required in that jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
Bradley said the Clark County District Attorney\u2019s Office has asked the Commonwealth to dismiss the fugitive arrest warrant.<\/p>\n
In a fax message to Bradley dated Dec. 5, 2019, Frances Gomez of the Clark County District Attorney\u2019s Office reportedly informed Bradley that their office will not extradite Jiang back to Nevada.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease release our fugitive hold, per chief deputy DA Jeffrey S. Rogan, full cash bail has been posted in our jurisdiction,\u201d Gomez said.<\/p>\n
Bruce Berline appeared as private counsel for Jiang.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, Jiang arrived last Nov. 14 at the Francisco C. Ada\/Saipan International Airport with his wife for a vacation on Saipan and, while being processed, the U.S. Customs Border Protection discovered that he was wanted in Nevada and there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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