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Man gets 5-day prison term for stealing check
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Posted on Jan 20 2009
The Superior Court has imposed a five-day prison term on a man who stole a $213.50 check that belonged to the Tinian Delegation Office.
Associate Judge David Wiseman sentenced Donavan SN Borja to one year in prison, all suspended, except for five days, for theft.
Following a plea agreement, Wiseman gave Borja credit for the five days he has already served in jail.
Wiseman ordered Borja to perform 100 hours of community service and write a letter of apology to the owner of the poker arcade where he cashed the forged check.
The judge required the defendant to pay a $213.50 restitution to the victim and $25 in court assessment fee plus a probation fee.
The Attorney General’s Office charged Borja with theft, forgery, and obstruction of justice. He signed a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to theft. The remaining charges were dismissed.
Borja stole the check, written to Three Way International, on Feb. 26, 2008, on Tinian.
The Tinian police started investigating the case on July 25 after a caller sought police’s assistance over at Tinian Municipal Treasury’s Office.
A Tinian detective said their investigation led to the identification of Borja as the person who stole the Tinian Municipal Treasurer’s check in July.
Borja allegedly stole the check from the car of an employee of Tinian’s Department of Commerce. The defendant then forged the check and handed it to his common-law wife, Lesly Ann Macaranas. Macaranas went to Kim’s Market and brought a variety of foods worth $100 using the forged check.
Later that day, Kim’s Market called Macaranas and informed her that the bank would not accept the check. Macaranas informed Borja about this, prompting him to go to Kim’s Market and pay for the food.
According to Tinian police, Borja admitted to another person that he stole another check in the amount of $213 from the Tinian Delegation Office last Feb. 26. Borja apparently admitted he forged the check and cashed it at Cha Cha Poker.
The Attorney General’s Office also filed charges against Macaranas and Marla Cruz Sablan in connection with the case.
