'Manglona Aide Tried to Derail Indictment'

UNIVERSITY OF AAWAff. iiBRARl arianas' %riety;~. Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ ews According to FBI agent's affidavit: Cabrera stays .behind bars as 'Manglona aide tried .· parole denied to derail indictment' By Ferdie de la Torre The grand jury was formed to by the US Attorney's Office, a Variety News Staff evaluate accusations that then copy of which was obtained by THERE WAS an attempt by a mayor Herman M. Manglona ac the Variety yesterday, James King member of Sen. Herman M. cepted bribes from a Saipan busi Manglona a.k.a. Jose or Joe Isidro T. Cabrera Manglona's (R-Tinian) staff to nessman in l 996 in exchange for Hofschneider was arrested on influence a federal grand jury and business with the Tinian Mayor's charges of "endeavoring to cor By Ferdie de la Torre preempt a bribery indictment Office. ruptly influence a grand juror." Variety News Staff against the lawmaker, the Federal The businessman, Tito Sablan The complaint stated that on or ISIDRO T. Cabrera, the former Bureau oflnvestigation said in an had already pleaded guilty to a about last Aug. 23, James Immigration captain who was affidavit filed in US District Com1. bribery indictment. Manglona "did corruptly _en convicted for raping a Chinese James King Manglona, 32, was Under a grand jury, 12 to 23 deavorto influence, intimidate and deportee in 1996, has been de arrested by FBI agents over the persons convene in private ses impede, a grand juror in the dis nied parole, the Variety learned weekend on allegations he tried sion to evaluate accusations charge of her du ties in a session of yesterday. to coax one of the grand jurors to against persons charged with the federal grand jury ... " Chief Prosecutor Kevin push for a vote against the crime and to determine whether Herman Manglona The defendant allegedly re Lynch said he was informed senator's indictment. the evidence warrants a bill of quested th(; juror that "she reveal that the Board of Parole (BOP) It remained unclear as of press indictment. said he was on Saipan. Subse matters which were to occur at the came up with a decision Mon time, however, whether the grand The Variety yesterday again con quent efforts to contact him for grand jury session, that she vote day rejecting Cabrera's appli jury has made a decision on the tacted Sen. Manglona at his Tinian comment failed. 'no bill' to any proposed indict cation for early release. senator's case. residence, but a family member According to a complaint filed Continued on page 23 BOP counsel Assistant Atty. Gen. Mary Williamson in a telephone interview confirmed Teno awaits that the board indeed denied Cabrera's request for parole. the:,r~sults: of . BOP basically agreed with Lynch that Cabrera has not ·Irigl'lll11 :probe served enough time in jail yet considering the seriousness of · EivJ~Jo ~ass the crimes he had committed. Vadetf News Staff During Saturday's parole GOVERNOR Pedro. P. hearing, Lynch opposed the Tenotioyesterday said he is prisoner's release. · holding off any action in con "There are a number of rea nection with reports linking sons why I thought the release Police Commissioner Charles was not appropriate on this W. Ingram Jr. to a "reckless case. The seriousness of the driving" incident over the charges ... the fact that he was weekend, pending completion employed by the Common of an investigation. wealth as a law enforcement Tenorio, in an interview with · capacity at the time he com reporters said a report on the mitted the crimes," said Lynch. investigation is "forthcoming." Lynch pointed out that a "I met with him and think number of other factors con the report is forthcoming. Of vinced him that serving only course, we will take it from two years on such case that there. We have to look at the serious was not enough time. investigation result. He Joseph Borj (right), Director of the Chamorro Land Use Plan and Desmond Mandell watch as heavy "I don't think that the reha (Ingram) is not suspended at equipment demolish the old Guam Memorial Hospital yesterday morning on Guam. Photo by Eduardo c.Siguenza "Continued on pa~e 23 this time but he ·knows he is under· investigation," said Tenorio. Tenorio said it is unlikeiy :US citizen kids can't preempt parents' deportation thathis pplice chief w~s driv By Ferdie de la Torre tion status issue in his order de alleging that she had overstayed ing un_der the influence of al Variety News Staff porting Chi Min Yue and Alicia her non-resident worker entry cohol, saying Ingram does not THE SUPERIOR Court has ruled Fabricante, who both have chil permit which expired in 1992. consurne>any: that the fact a deportable alien dren born on Saipan. Petitioners AG and Immigra Tenorio·said the Department parent has a· US citizen child is 'The fact that respondents Yue tion also filed a petition and of PubliC Safety. (DPS) will i1Televant to the immigration sta and Fabricante bore children in order to show cause against Yue submit .itSreport to the Attor tus of that non-resident parent. the CNMI is irrelevant for pur alleging that she had overstayed ney :oe11eral's -Office (Pi.GO) Associate Judge Timothy H. poses of determining whether re her 30-day business permit for rev,ef; ' ' ., ... ' . Bellas said a lengthy analysis on spondents themselves are deport which expired in 1995. • •,pn be informed on. the re such issue is not required sine.e it able," said the judge. Respondents contended that suJt qfthe ltwestigation," said is a settled issue in the Common Court records showed that the since they now have US citizen th¢ gpve~or;. :- . wealth that the status of citizen Attorney General and the Divi children, such status entitles .· \'fhe,V~tjety ec1rlietreported child1'en is iITelevant to the de sion of Immigration Services filed them tobe voluntarily deporte·d. that.: Ing1·aip was. tailed·. by a portability of the parents. last year a petition and order to In the al ten1ati ve, respondents , .i(fonilnued .on page 23 Timothy H. Bellas Bellas resolved such immigra- show cause against Fabricante "Continued on page 23 PAC NEWSPA_PER STJ\C.KS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1999 - MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-WEDNESDAY- SEPTEMBER 1, 1999 WORLD Venezuela Congress shut down Pentagon asst1res Babauta By Jojo Dass the US mainland, confirmed rat CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) public institutions. widespread. day, saying the assembly's moves Variety News Staff 'Clean-up efforts in the CNMI is high priority,' says DOD official specimen used in the testing were "We want to coexist with the But opponents, backed by a against Congress were illegal. But Supporters of Venezuela's presi TIIB UNITED States Department fense Secretary William Cohen Fatz added. found afflicted with cancer. dent stripped Congress of its last Congress, but they are behaving Supreme Court ruling, insist the the court's powers have also been of Defense has written Resident about a suspected cancer-causing Fatz assured Babauta that the Fatz, in his letter, however indi remaining powers on Monday, like spoiled children," Chavez's assembly's powers are limited to sh:;uply curtailed by the assem-· -·~ i, Rep. Juan N. Babauta assuring him 'I ~, chemical leaked in the area possi Defense Department cleanup ef cated that it may have been the wife, Marisabel., who 'is also an writing a new constitution. .b1y, so it was. not clear if such a effectively shutting down the ( that appropriate action is being bly by US troops there during the fort in the commonwealth "is, and CNMI Division of Environmental assembly member, told The As After Monday's vote, Alberto suit would have any impact. South American nation's legisla taken to address concerns on pos war. remains a high priority" within the Quality ·(DEQ) that have caused sociated Press. Franceschi, one of only six oppo Last week the assembly de ture. sible chemical contamination in "Copies ofthese inventories were Honolulu District Corps of Engi the leakage. A constitutional assembly, The vote Monday caps weeks sition members of the 131-mem clared a "legislative emergency" TanapagvillageduringWorldWar sent to the CNMI government for neers. "Fifty-five capacitors belonging which had already sharply lim of conflict between Congress and ber assembly, said: "The Con and prohibited Congress from II. review and reference. Cleanups at Babauta' s concern was based on to Department of Defense were ited Congress' duties last week, the assembly, which was created gress has been reduced to an in passing laws or even convening In a letter he recent! y sent sites eligible under the (Defense reports indicating that abandoned found and removed under the voted to usurp its few remaining in a July election with a mandate valid." as a full body. Earlier, the assem r Babauta, Deputy Assistant Secre~ Environmental Restoration Pro capacitors used for a former Ballis FUDS program," said Fatz. powers, including the right to ap to create a new constitution within Still, "I'm not going to say that bly gave itseJf sweeping powers L tary of the Army Raymond J. Fatz grarns-FUDS) funding have been tic Missile Command post situated "Most of the capacitors were prove presidential trips abroad and six months. here there is a dictatorship be to fire judges ,and overhaul the Hugo Chavez said the US Army has.conducted initiated, and some completed," by the Saipan seaside village of intact but a few of them were Chavez - whose popularity cause in four months there will be justice system. budget outlays. two "extensive" inventories and Fatz told Babauta.

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