Ex-CBP officer found using ‘ice’ on Christmas Day, other times

Bob Hajime Deleon Guerrero Yamagishi, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who was slapped last November in federal court with a sentence of 44-day time served and three years of probation for two counts of wire fraud, was found using methamphetamine or “ice” last Christmas Day and other times.

U.S. Probation Officer Assistant Juanette David-Atalig has requested the U.S. District Court for the NMI to revoke the supervision of the 42-year-old Yamagishi for allegedly violating the conditions of his supervision.

According to David-Atalig, Yamagishi admitted to using methamphetamine on Dec. 11, 21, and 25, 2015, and on Jan. 10, 2016.

David-Atalig said the offender also failed to appear for random drug testing on Dec. 11 and 12, 2015, and Jan. 8 and 9, 2016.

The probation assistant said Yamagishi failed to appear for his counseling sessions on Dec. 12 and 14, 2015, and Jan. 12, 13, and 14, 2016.

On supervision compliance, David-Atalig said Yamagishi paid off his restitution in the amount of $6,794.57 as well as $200 in special assessment fee on Dec. 2, 2015.

At the Nov. 10, 2015, sentencing, U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona reminded Yamagishi that she could revoke his supervised release again as what she did last Oct. 7 when he violated his pre-trial release by using “ice.”

At the sentencing hearing, Yamagishi said “ice” is very devastating to him that he almost lost everything. He said the only one he did not lose was his family’s support to him.

Yamagishi has seven young children.

Yamagishi pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by wire after making illegal cash advance transactions on a travel charge card between July 4 and Aug. 7, 2014.

According to the factual basis of the plea agreement, between Yamagishi knowingly devised a scheme or plan for obtaining money by means of false or fraudulent representations. Yamagishi used wire communications to carry out or attempt to carry out an essential part of the scheme.

As then-CBP officer, Yamagishi applied for and received a travel charge card from J.P. Morgan Chase. J.P. Morgan Chase prohibits the use of the travel charge for non-travel purposes.

As then, CBP officer, he made illegal cash advance transactions 28 times in July 2014 and nine times in August 2014, for a total amount of $6,227.53, according to the indictment.