THE defense and prosecution rested Monday in the trial of former Chief of Parole Nick Reyes and F&S Corporation owner Chuilian Fu, who are charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office, conspiracy to commit theft by deception, and theft by deception.
They have denied the charges.
Superior Court Judge Teresa-Kim Tenorio ordered the jury to return today, Tuesday, April 15, at 3 p.m. for closing arguments and jury instructions.
Reyes is represented by attorney Joaquin DLG Torres, while Fu is represented by attorney Anthony Aguon.
Prosecuting the case are Assistant Attorneys General James Robert Kingman and David Krach.
The prosecution has called to the witness stand two Finance employees, Parole Officers Vicente Repeki and Shirley Laniyo, along with Parole Supervisor Jason Lizama. Ikluk Masayos, the Office of the Attorney General’s chief investigator, was the last witness to testify for the government.
For its part, the defense called only one witness, Board of Parole Chairman Chris Leon Guerrero.
During Monday’s proceedings, Judge Kim-Tenorio struck down some of Masayos’s testimony, meaning the jury will not be able to use it in their deliberations.
The jury trial started on April 7, 2025.
According to the information filed by the Office of the Attorney General in Superior Court, on or about Oct. 4, 2022, Reyes and Fu agreed “that one or both would engage in or solicit theft of property by deception, to wit, the construction of a patio at the Parole Office, purported to be constructed by a tailoring company owned by Chuilian Fu’s F&S Corporation, in the amount of $9,997.80, but actually constructed by uncompensated labor performed by parolees under the direction of…Reyes.”
