By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

THE main suspect in the murder of a Korean woman who is also facing a separate criminal case in the federal court yesterday admitted issuing 83 checks to Navy Exchange.
Alvin Nash Quinata was in the District Court of Guam yesterday and change his plea to the theft of government property felony case filed against him in August 2006.
The 26 year old jailed murder suspect admitted that from April 23, 2006 and continuing up to May 16, 2006 he stole US currency and property from the US Navy store with total amount of $52,000.
Quinata issued the 83 checks to make purchases and receive cash despite knowledge that he had insufficient funds to cover the purchases.
During the change of plea hearing, he agreed to pay restitution in the amount of $52,001.56 to the Navy Exchange, Guam.
Judge Joaquin Manibusan accepted his guilty plea and set a sentencing for Quinata on July 9, 2007 at 10 a.m.
He remained in jail in connection with aggravated murder filed against him after he was pinpointed as the primary suspect in the death of Un Chong Kim, his former employer.
His bail is set for $1 million.
He worked as a cook at the Black Hole Nightclub in Maite owned by Kim.
Prior to the murder case, he was indicted with the theft of government property.
A former co-worker who requested anonymity told Variety that the crime could have been prevented if Quinata were put to jail after he was indicted in August 2, 2006 for issuing bounce checks.
Kim’s body was found on Jan. 18, 2007 in a jungle area near the Sella Bay Lookout Park in Umatac. The cause of her death was blunt trauma to the head, and stab wounds to the neck and chest.
Quinata allegedly used a knife and rock in murdering Kim. He pleaded not guilty to the grand jury charges of aggravated murder and aggravated assault.