Pangelinan was released from federal prison on Aug. 10, 2009 after serving 37 months followed by three years of supervised release for five counts of wire fraud.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is currently investigating Pangelinan’s latest scam said the defendant “went back in time,” referring to the similarities with his 2006 case.
The federal probation office said Pangelinan had been talking to and asking money from people on Saipan, claiming that he had large sums of money coming from banks in New York, Texas, California and other off-island locations.
A family member gave Pangelinan “a little over $11,000” as financial assistance to bring the money to Saipan.
Pangelinan in return promised to pay the family member $150,000 once the money arrived.
Immediate relatives of the family member said he was being scammed by Pangelinan, but their conversations eventually led to arguments.
The family member got the money he gave to Pangelinan from his 2009 tax return and he also took out a loan from bank.
The family member was eventually convinced that he was being scammed and decided to talk to the FBI, saying that there were other victims.
The family member said he was not able to convince the other victims to attend to the FBI interview because they were still hopeful that Pangelinan would pay them back.
The family member said Pangelinan convinced him that the former CRM official had large sums of money being sent to Saipan by “different groups.”
He said Pangelinan had several stories about where the money was coming from, which included an ambassador in New York, a priest in Spain, and a woman from Australia.
The family member said each time that the money was supposed to be on its way to Saipan, an event would take place to delay its arrival.
Each delay required some sort of a fee to allow the money to continue its journey to its final destination, the U.S. Probation Office quoted the family member as saying.
Pangelinan would arrange for a meeting and request for more money each time there was a “delay.”
When confronted by federal authorities, Pangelinan initially denied having contacted the family member.
He later admitted that he had been in contact with the family member after the federal probation office warned him that being untruthful could get him into more trouble.
Pangelinan admitted borrowing money from the family member and two other individuals.
He said shortly after his release from federal prison in 2009, the bank involved in his previous criminal case contacted him via email and informed him that his money was in Australia.
Pangelinan said he was in contact with “Dr. Donald Anthony” whom the defendant assisted in shipping a “parcel” to Saipan through Speedway Courier Services.
The item was supposed in Japan because customs there would not release it due to incomplete documentation.
Pangelinan admitted borrowing $800 from the second individual.
He also admitted being in contact with Carol J. Millar, whom Pangelinan identified as his “girlfriend,” the federal probation office said.
Pangelinan said he met her through an account that he set up on a dating website.
She supposedly worked for the payout section of Western Union and was on her way to Saipan to deliver an ATM card that he won from Western Union.
He said the woman never made it to Saipan because she was arrested in South Korea by customs officers.
Federal authorities told him he was being scammed, but Pangelinan maintained that he was about to receive his millions of dollar.
He claimed he had paperwork from the FBI which gave him clearance to continue with his activity.
The third individual who lent Pangelinan money said the defendant wanted to buy property.
Pangelinan told him that he, the defendant, knew a Korean woman who had $150 million and wanted to spend it on Saipan projects.
The woman was supposed to give Pangelinan $9.9 million to buy land here.
Pangelinan borrowed money from the third individual assuring him that the defendant would double the amount once he received the money.
Pangelinan borrowed a total of $21,450 from the third individual who received a promissory note for a $300 payment every 15th and 30th of the month. No payment was made.
