A man is in hot water for sending a threatening letter to a woman in the Philippines, where he made it appear that the communication came from a Philippine communist guerilla group.<\/p>\n
Crisanto Ticman Balolong of Garapan allegedly sent the threatening letter to one Filoma B. Francisco in the Philippines last March 1. <\/p>\n
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamie Bowers, the letter contained threatening words, to wit: \u201cIf you don\u2019t want anything to happen to your family, send your spouse home. We will give you three weeks; otherwise, they won\u2019t see you alive.\u201d<\/p>\n
Balolong allegedly made it appear that the letter came from communist guerilla group New People\u2019s Army\u2019s Central Luzon Command.<\/p>\n
Bowers charged Balolong with transmitting threatening communications before the U.S. District Court. Balolong denied the charge yesterday.<\/p>\n
Chief Judge Alex R. Munson imposed a $25,000-unsecured bond on Balolong, allowing the defendant\u2019s conditional release. As part of the conditions of the bond, the judge required Balolong to maintain employment or actively seek one.<\/p>\n
The judge directed Balolong to surrender his passport to the court, scheduling a jury trial to begin by Aug. 16.<\/p>\n
Munson prohibited Balolong to refrain possession of any firearm or illegal drugs. (John Ravelo)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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