Palau Legal Stunner: Junior Hillbrom Arrested, Arraigned -- And Escaped Jail Within 24 Hours . . . .
I live in a very interesting place . . . .
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DHL's Heir, Junior Hillbroom ("Imeong"), Held in Palau Jail On Drug Trafficking Charges
Junior Larry Hillbroom, known in Palau by the name "Imeong", reached notoriety in a paternity suit that awarded him $90 million dollars from the estate of the founder of DHL Worldwide, the world's largest air courier service. Yesterday, Hillbroom was taken brought by the Marshal's from Palau's local jail to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court to face charges punishable by not less than 25 years and not more than 50 years in prison for his role in the importation of 160 grams of methamphetamine into the Republic of Palau.
Hillbroom, also famous for his ongoing legal battle against his former lawyers for inflating their attorney's fees in his probate recovery case, was represented in this criminal matter by a public defender.
Hillbroom's bail was set at a staggering $500,000 surety bond or a $250,000 cash bond. Judge Materne indicated the bond was so set due to the "wealth of defendant" and his "flight risk." In response to an additional condition of release that Hillbroom surrender his Palauan and American passports, Hillbroom stood up and spoke directly to the Judge stating that he could not find his Palauan passport. He has since surrendered his US passport and filed an affidavit that his Palauan passport has been "lost."
Hillbroom pled not guilty to the charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable cause, the criminal case rests on two informants, one Palauan and one Filipina, who were caught on a flight from Manila to Palau with drugs "concealed in their vaginal canal." Both women agreed to cooperate with the authorities and claimed that Hillbroom "offered to pay them when they arrived in Palau." The Affidavit of Probable Cause also alleges that Hillbroom paid for both of their airline tickets and that the women called Hillbroom on a recorded call where he acknowledged his role in the importation and also scheduled the delivery of the drugs upon his arrival in Palau from the Philippines.
At the time of this writing, Hillbroom had still not posted bond and was still being held in the Palau jail.
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BREAKING NEWS! ALERT!
Junior Larry Hillbroom ("Imeong") Escaped From Jail
Earlier this evening, Junior Larry Hillbroom ("Imeong"), millionaire heir of the founder of DHL Worldwide, escaped from the Koror, Palau jail. He was detained in jail pre-trial on criminal charges of trafficking methamphetamine into Palau. He is alleged to be a methamphetamine user and is considered dangerous and a threat to the public. Police are looking for him and are also looking for Edwin Nakamura in connection with Hillbroom's escape.
If you have any information which may lead to his whereabouts or to report any sightings, please call 488-1422/5000 or 911.
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DHL heir on run after fleeing Palau drugs charges
Source: AFP Source:
KOROR, Feb 19, 2016:AFP
Junior Larry Hillbroom was arrested after the seizure of 160 grammes of methamphetamine, and faces a trafficking charge carrying a sentence of 25 years to 50 years in jail.
An heir to the DHL Express empire was on the run on Friday after escaping from custody in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, where he was being held on a drugs charge, justice officials said. Junior Larry Hillbroom was arrested after the seizure of 160 grammes of methamphetamine, and faces a trafficking charge carrying a sentence of 25 years to 50 years in jail.
He made a brief court appearance on Thursday at which bail was set at US$500,000 (RM2.1 million) surety or a US$250,000 cash bond, due to the wealth of the defendant and his flight risk. But Hillbroom escaped after being taken from the Palau Supreme Court back to Koror jail. “Hillbroom had been talking to a visitor inside the Division of Corrections office when he suddenly ran out the front door,” the Justice Ministry said in a statement.
“He jumped into the passenger side of a white pick-up truck that was parked outside the Koror jail. A police officer ran after Hillbroom and tried to stop him and the pick-up truck from getting away, and was injured in the process.” The driver of the vehicle was arrested on Friday but police said there was no sign of Hillbroom.
Hillbroom is a son of DHL founder Larry Hillblom but his surname is spelled differently.
According to court documents, two women who were arrested with the drugs following a flight from Manila to Palau claimed that Hillbroom “offered to pay them when they arrived in Palau”. The documents allege Hillbroom paid for the women’s airline tickets and they recorded a phone call to him in which he acknowledged his role in the plan.
Hillbroom faced one charge of trafficking in a controlled substance, with local officials saying the drugs would be worth US$160,000 in Palau. During his court appearance, Hillbroom was told to surrender his Palauan and American passports. He handed over his US document but told the judge he had lost his Palauan one. Hillbroom, a multi-millionaire, is normally based in the United States but had been living in Palau in recent months.
http://www.therakyatpost.com/world/2016/02/19/dhl-heir-on-run-after-fleeing-palau-drugs-charges/
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DHL's Heir, Junior Hillbroom ("Imeong"), Held in Palau Jail On Drug Trafficking Charges
Junior Larry Hillbroom, known in Palau by the name "Imeong", reached notoriety in a paternity suit that awarded him $90 million dollars from the estate of the founder of DHL Worldwide, the world's largest air courier service. Yesterday, Hillbroom was taken brought by the Marshal's from Palau's local jail to the Trial Division of the Supreme Court to face charges punishable by not less than 25 years and not more than 50 years in prison for his role in the importation of 160 grams of methamphetamine into the Republic of Palau.
Hillbroom, also famous for his ongoing legal battle against his former lawyers for inflating their attorney's fees in his probate recovery case, was represented in this criminal matter by a public defender.
Hillbroom's bail was set at a staggering $500,000 surety bond or a $250,000 cash bond. Judge Materne indicated the bond was so set due to the "wealth of defendant" and his "flight risk." In response to an additional condition of release that Hillbroom surrender his Palauan and American passports, Hillbroom stood up and spoke directly to the Judge stating that he could not find his Palauan passport. He has since surrendered his US passport and filed an affidavit that his Palauan passport has been "lost."
Hillbroom pled not guilty to the charges. According to the Affidavit of Probable cause, the criminal case rests on two informants, one Palauan and one Filipina, who were caught on a flight from Manila to Palau with drugs "concealed in their vaginal canal." Both women agreed to cooperate with the authorities and claimed that Hillbroom "offered to pay them when they arrived in Palau." The Affidavit of Probable Cause also alleges that Hillbroom paid for both of their airline tickets and that the women called Hillbroom on a recorded call where he acknowledged his role in the importation and also scheduled the delivery of the drugs upon his arrival in Palau from the Philippines.
At the time of this writing, Hillbroom had still not posted bond and was still being held in the Palau jail.
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BREAKING NEWS! ALERT!
Junior Larry Hillbroom ("Imeong") Escaped From Jail
Earlier this evening, Junior Larry Hillbroom ("Imeong"), millionaire heir of the founder of DHL Worldwide, escaped from the Koror, Palau jail. He was detained in jail pre-trial on criminal charges of trafficking methamphetamine into Palau. He is alleged to be a methamphetamine user and is considered dangerous and a threat to the public. Police are looking for him and are also looking for Edwin Nakamura in connection with Hillbroom's escape.
If you have any information which may lead to his whereabouts or to report any sightings, please call 488-1422/5000 or 911.
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DHL heir on run after fleeing Palau drugs charges
Source: AFP Source:
KOROR, Feb 19, 2016:AFP
Junior Larry Hillbroom was arrested after the seizure of 160 grammes of methamphetamine, and faces a trafficking charge carrying a sentence of 25 years to 50 years in jail.
An heir to the DHL Express empire was on the run on Friday after escaping from custody in the tiny Pacific nation of Palau, where he was being held on a drugs charge, justice officials said. Junior Larry Hillbroom was arrested after the seizure of 160 grammes of methamphetamine, and faces a trafficking charge carrying a sentence of 25 years to 50 years in jail.
He made a brief court appearance on Thursday at which bail was set at US$500,000 (RM2.1 million) surety or a US$250,000 cash bond, due to the wealth of the defendant and his flight risk. But Hillbroom escaped after being taken from the Palau Supreme Court back to Koror jail. “Hillbroom had been talking to a visitor inside the Division of Corrections office when he suddenly ran out the front door,” the Justice Ministry said in a statement.
“He jumped into the passenger side of a white pick-up truck that was parked outside the Koror jail. A police officer ran after Hillbroom and tried to stop him and the pick-up truck from getting away, and was injured in the process.” The driver of the vehicle was arrested on Friday but police said there was no sign of Hillbroom.
Hillbroom is a son of DHL founder Larry Hillblom but his surname is spelled differently.
According to court documents, two women who were arrested with the drugs following a flight from Manila to Palau claimed that Hillbroom “offered to pay them when they arrived in Palau”. The documents allege Hillbroom paid for the women’s airline tickets and they recorded a phone call to him in which he acknowledged his role in the plan.
Hillbroom faced one charge of trafficking in a controlled substance, with local officials saying the drugs would be worth US$160,000 in Palau. During his court appearance, Hillbroom was told to surrender his Palauan and American passports. He handed over his US document but told the judge he had lost his Palauan one. Hillbroom, a multi-millionaire, is normally based in the United States but had been living in Palau in recent months.
http://www.therakyatpost.com/world/2016/02/19/dhl-heir-on-run-after-fleeing-palau-drugs-charges/