According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Marvin George Scharff, 51, turned himself in to U.S. Embassy officials in Manila after 17 years of being on the run and going broke. While at the embassy, Scharff “begged” that he be allowed to return to Guam, the Inquirer reported.
Scharff told officials he had no one to turn to for financial help.
The Inquirer reported Scharff had been on the U.S. government’s wanted list since Jan. 13, 1995, when a Guam court issued a warrant for his arrest for smuggling heroin into the territory.
Scharff was subsequently arrested by Philippine authorities and deported back to Guam on April 28 on a Continental Airlines flight, according to Philippines Bureau of Immigration Intelligence Chief Maria Mangrobang.
Scharff reportedly arrived in Manila on a tourist visa in 1994 and overstayed his visa for six years.
He is being detained on Guam in federal prison and is being represented by Federal Public Defender Richard Arens.
He is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court for sentencing on July 28 at 2 p.m. before Judge Joaquin Manibusan Jr.
