AGO prosecutes woman for allegedly forging Tinian Municipal Council’s check

Posted on Nov 09 2008

The Attorney General’s Office has charged a woman who defrauded the Tinian Municipal Council by forging its check.

Lesly Ann SN. Macaranas, 33, was charged with forgery and theft.

Macaranas was summoned to appear and answer the charges at the Superior Court on Tinian in Dec. 12 at 9am.

Chief Prosecutor Kevin Lynch stated in the information that on July 22, 2008 on Tinian, the defendant with intent to defraud the Tinian Municipal Treasury or “with knowledge that she was facilitating a fraud altered the writing (Bank of Guam check) of another without authority from the other person.”

Lynch stated that on the same day, the defendant stole the Tinian Municipal Treasury’s property or the proceeds of the Bank of Guam check issued by the Tinian Municipal Council to pay the Pacific Telecommunications Inc. (PTI).

No other details were indicated in the charging information.

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