SAIPAN — The CNMI Office of the Attorney General has filed nine criminal counts in Superior Court against Department of Land and Natural Resources Secretary Sylvan Olopai Igisomar, Acting Division of Fish and Wildlife Director Rosemary C. Camacho, and former DFW Conservation Officer III/Supervisor of Enforcement Ignacio Ernesto Itibus Yiftheg. The charges include misconduct in public office, theft of services, child endangerment, forgery, and conspiracy, according to a criminal information signed by Assistant Attorney General Olga Kelley and filed Oct. 24, 2025.
Igisomar is accused of using an official Division of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement boat and an official DLNR vehicle on Sept. 28, 2024, to transport himself and two of his children between Saipan and Managaha for private purposes. Prosecutors charged him with misconduct in public office, alleging illegal use of Commonwealth resources under color of office, and with theft of services for allegedly diverting those government assets for personal benefit in violation of CNMI law. The filing says those charges carry maximum penalties of up to 10 years’ imprisonment and a $50,000 fine for misconduct in public office, and up to five years’ imprisonment for theft of services.
Igisomar is also charged with child endangerment. Prosecutors allege he “willfully placed his two children in danger” by transporting them on an official DFW enforcement boat without authorization during that same Sept. 28, 2024 Saipan–Managaha trip. That offense carries a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment and a $2,000 fine.
Camacho and Yiftheg are charged in connection with what the Attorney General says happened after the trip. According to the filing, on or about Oct. 8, 2024, Camacho, identified as Acting Director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife, and Yiftheg, identified as Conservation Officer III and Supervisor of Enforcement, altered Daily Activity Reports for two DFW employees. Prosecutors say that conduct was an illegal act under color of office and charge both with misconduct in public office. The document states that misconduct in public office under 6 CMC § 3202 can carry a maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment and a $50,000 fine.
The Attorney General also charged both Camacho and Yiftheg with forgery, alleging they altered those Daily Activity Reports in violation of CNMI law. Forgery is listed in the filing with a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment.
In addition, Camacho and Yiftheg are charged with conspiracy. The information alleges they conspired to alter the Daily Activity Reports of the DFW employees “in violation of 6 CMC § 303(a),” and lists conspiracy as carrying a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment.
Yiftheg is separately charged with misconduct in public office for allegedly using his position as Supervisor of Enforcement to facilitate transportation on Sept. 28, 2024, for Igisomar and two of Igisomar’s children between Saipan and Managaha on an official DFW boat for private purposes. Prosecutors say that charge also carries a maximum possible sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment and a $50,000 fine.
Camacho is separately charged with another count of misconduct in public office. The Attorney General alleges that between Sept. 28 and Oct. 8, 2024, Camacho “knowingly neglected to perform her duties” as Acting Director of DFW by failing to discipline Yiftheg for what prosecutors describe as unauthorized transportation of Igisomar and his children on an official DFW boat for private purposes. That count lists a maximum of two years’ imprisonment and a $1,500 fine.
