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4 days ago | 
mvariety.com | Bryan Manabat
SEVEN new Division of Fish and Wildlife enforcement officers were sworn in by Superior Court Judge Joseph N. Camacho at the Guma’ Hustisia on Monday. They are Philip Moses Kalen, Ignacio Itibus Yiftheg, John Henry Tagabuel, Roland Rodney Igisomar, Marvin Peter Laniyo Tebit, Argenon Agulto Flores, and Jelani Sablan Tilipao.
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4 days ago | 
mvariety.com | Bryan Manabat
CHIEF Judge Ramona V. Manglona granted the request of Jiang Guang Zhang for a writ of habeas corpus on Monday, June 2. Jiang, also known as “Fat Brother,” has filed a petition in federal court seeking to correct a prior sentence calculation by the local court so he can receive credit for time already served. In a seven-page order, Judge Manglona gave Zhang credit for time served from November 17, 2024, to May 30, 2025.
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4 days ago | 
mvariety.com | Bryan Manabat
TWO men are facing federal charges for obstructing their deportation from the CNMI. Aimin Zhang and Jianbing Zhao were indicted on the charge of preventing or hampering removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1253(a)(1)(C). Zhang was also indicted for resisting a federal officer.
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4 days ago | 
mvariety.com | Bryan Manabat
SUPERIOR Court Judge Kenneth L. Govendo has sentenced Dane Jay Lisua to eight years in prison, all suspended except 18 months, for burglarizing a marijuana cultivation farm warehouse on Beach Road, Garapan last year. Lisua, 33, was initially charged with one count of burglary and one count of theft. On May 22, Lisua, represented by Assistant Public Defender Charlene Brown, pled guilty to theft.
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5 days ago | 
mvariety.com | Bryan Manabat
ATTORNEY General Edward Manibusan has asked the Superior Court to declare Tinian Local Law 24-03 unconstitutional. The law created a Tinian stablecoin and allows internet gambling on the island. In his official capacity, Manibusan also sought injunctive relief to prevent the law from being enforced. The Office of the Attorney General, through Chief Solicitor J. Robert Glass Jr., filed the complaint on May 30.
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5 days ago | 
mvariety.com | Bryan Manabat
FORMER U.S. Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan has filed a complaint in Superior Court against a construction company for failing to pay rent on a property in Chalan Kanoa. Sablan, represented by attorney Vince Seman, sued Nero S. Ortizo, also known as Roy Ortizo, for breach of contract. The defendant is doing business as RM System Construction. Sablan wants a jury trial and has asked the court for a judgment of $18,840 in monthly rent and $2,175 in late fees.
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5 days ago | 
mvariety.com | Bryan Manabat
TWO unemployed men were arrested for stealing 18 cases of Black Label luncheon meat from a supermarket in San Antonio. Chuezton Martin and Joenel Enriquez both appeared in the custody of the Department of Corrections for a bail hearing before Superior Court Judge Joseph N. Camacho on Monday. Martin, 42, was charged with two counts of burglary and two counts of theft, while Enriquez, 23, was charged with one count of burglary, and one count of theft.
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6 days ago | 
mvariety.com | Bryan Manabat
A FORMER Department of Corrections officer has been charged in federal court with engaging in sexual contact with a person in official detention. Attorney Richard Miller was appointed to represent the defendant, Aesha Debrum Sablan. Initially, District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona scheduled a change of plea hearing for May 30 following a request from the prosecutor, Assistant U.S. Attorney Garth Backe.
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6 days ago | 
mvariety.com | Bryan Manabat
THE Department of Public Safety-Criminal Investigation Bureau investigated four death incidents in May, Assistant Chief of Police Simon Manacop said. “Two cases were ruled as suicides, the other one was ruled as natural causes...it was only in the death of Shayne B. Villanueva that a request for autopsy was submitted to the attorney general,” Manacop added. “No decision yet from the AG, and no manner of death ruled yet for Villanueva,” Manacop said.
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1 week ago | 
mvariety.com | Bryan Manabat
JIANG Guang Zhang, also known as “Fat Brother,” has filed a petition in federal court for a writ of habeas corpus, seeking to correct a prior sentence calculation by the local court and receive credit for time already served.
