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OAG files 11 criminal charges against Ogumoro, 2 co-defendants
Defendants plead not guilty
Chief Prosecutor Leonardo Rapadas filed yesterday 11 criminal charges against former Department of Public Safety deputy commissioner Ambrosio T. Ogumoro and his two co-defendants.
At yesterday’s arraignment, Ogumoro, his girlfriend Katherine M. Manglona, and her brother Herman M. Manglona all pleaded not guilty of all charges.
The information charged Ogumoro with two counts of conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking or disposition, four counts of misconduct in public office, two counts of theft by unlawful taking or disposition, and two counts of removal of government property.
The information charged Katherine Manglona with conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking or disposition and theft by unlawful taking or disposition.
Herman Manglona was charged with conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking or disposition and receiving stolen property.
Attorney Mark Hanson served as counsel for Ogumoro and Katherine Manglona. Assistant public defender Matthew Meyer represented Herman Manglona.
Assistant attorney general Clayton Graef appeared for the government.
Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert C. Naraja set a status conference for May 6, 2015 at 1:30pm.
All three defendants are out on bail.
According to the allegations, Ogumoro brought a 1995 Toyota four-door Tercel that belonged to DPS to a shop for repairs using DPS funds totaling $2,500 in 2012 and then sold the vehicle as “scrap” for only $50 to Herman Manglona.
Ogumoro and Katherine Manglona also allegedly instructed a DPS staff to bring a DPS desktop computer to a shop for repair using DPS funding in the amount of $276.
The computer was allegedly later used in the office at True North Bar & Grill, which is owned by Ogumoro.
