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Six in illegal gambling case granted bail
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Posted on Sep 25 2000
U.S. District Judge Alex R. Munson granted bail on Friday to three of the six Chinese nationals indicted in connection with the illegal gambling operations in the tourist district of Garapan.
Liu Jun Wei alias “A-Wei,” 31; Huang Hui Men “A-Huang,” 36; Tam Pan “Bing Ge,” 57 would be freed from detention after each of them posts bond in the amount set separately by Judge Munson.
Mr. Liu and Mr. Tam were released on a property bond of $100,000 each, while Mr. Huang was ordered to post $15,000 cash bond and his 2000 Toyota Frontrunner.
Aside from various conditions set for their freedom, Judge Munson also ordered both Mr. Liu and Mr. Tam, who rented the same apartment on the second floor of Ming Palace restaurant in Garapan, to live separately after federal prosecutors objected to the decision.
Mr. Huang, who is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, told the court that he has been in the CNMI for the last eight years and owns a grocery store in Chalan Kanoa.
Mr. Tam, on the other hand, said he is a Canadian citizenship and owns partly Ming Palace restaurant. As part of the conditions for his release, Judge Munson set a curfew of between 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. as well as a requirement to install an electronic monitoring device at his own cost.
Assistant District Attorney David T. Wood earlier recommended no bail to the defendants, citing possible flight risks and harm to the community.
The three, along with Chen Cheng Zhang “A-Chen;” Cai Zai Ming “A-Ming;” and an unnamed defendant, were indicted last Thursday on various charges stemming from the illegal gambling activities.
They pled not guilty. Judge Munson set their trial on Oct. 23. (BS)
