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Trial of Ogumoro, co-defendant is delayed
Superior Court Associate Judge Kenneth L. Govendo has moved the jury trial of former Department of Public Safety deputy commissioner Ambrosio T. Ogumoro and his co-defendant, Herman M. Manglona, from Jan. 9, 2017, to Feb. 6, 2017.
At a pre-trial conference on Tuesday afternoon, Govendo also set a new pre-trial conference for Jan. 24, 2017 at 1:30pm.
Govendo set the new trial date after Manglona failed to appear as he is currently in the Philippines for his wife’s cervical cancer surgery. Assistant public defender Tillman Clark, counsel for Manglona, was present in court.
Ogumoro was with his counsel, Mark B. Hanson. Assistant attorney general Matthew Baisley appeared for the government.
The trial was originally set for March 14, 2016.
Ogumoro is charged with eight counts relating to theft by deception, misconduct in public office, conspiracy to commit theft by deception, removal of government property, and theft by unlawful taking.
Manglona is charged with conspiracy to commit theft by deception and receiving stolen property.
According to the allegations, Ogumoro brought a 1995 Toyota Tercel that belonged to DPS to a shop to be repaired using DPS funds totaling $2,500 and then sold the vehicle as “scrap” for only $50 to Manglona.
A DPS desktop computer repaired using $276 in DPS funds was allegedly later used in the office at True North Bar & Grill, which is owned by Ogumoro.
Ogumoro is currently serving a one-year prison term after being convicted of conspiracy to commit theft of services and theft of services pertaining to the shielding of then-attorney general Edward Buckingham from being served with penal summons in August 2012.
Then-associate judge David A. Wiseman also found Ogumoro guilty of five counts of misconduct in public office, one count of obstructing justice, and one count of criminal coercion.
Last March 30, Wiseman slapped Ogumoro with a one-year sentence. He started serving the prison term last April 13.
