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Man sentenced to 21 months for violating probation terms
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Posted on May 30 2008
For violation of his probation, the federal court yesterday revoked the supervised release of a man convicted of robbery eight years ago.
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Alex R. Munson ordered Francisco R. Santos to spend 21 months in jail.
Upon release from imprisonment, Munson said Santos will be placed on 15 months of supervised release.
During his supervised release, Santos will be required, among other things, to perform 200 hours of community work service.
The defendant will also be prohibited from possessing a firearm or other dangerous weapon.
Court records show that on Aug. 15, 2000, Santos was sentenced to 63 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for the offense of attempted interference with commerce by robbery.
Santos commenced his term of supervised release on March 14, 2005.
U.S. Probation Officer Margarita DLG. Wonenberg asked for the revocation of the defendant’s supervised release for allegedly violating the condition that he shall not commit another federal, state, or local crime.
Wonenberg said that on Nov. 10, 2005, Santos notified her that he had been arrested and was detained at the Department of Corrections in Susupe.
Wonenberg said the Attorney General’s Office then charged Santos and two other co-defendants with conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary, theft, criminal mischief, and solicitation to commit burglary.
The probation officer said the charging information states that between July 29, 2005 and Aug. 1, 2005, the defendants unlawfully entered the warehouse of the CNMI Water Task Force in Lower Base, from where they took supplies and equipment valued at $61,181.
It was also alleged that the defendants caused damage to the Water Task Force’s warehouse.
At yesterday’s hearing, Santos admitted to the violation of his supervised release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Beverly Mc Callum recommended 21 months imprisonment and 15 months of supervised release.
Defense attorney Bruce Berline recommended a sentence at the low end of the sentencing guidelines.
