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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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In the Yamatoda kidnapping case in El Centro, subpoenas were served to police sergeant George Bucklin and reporter Roy Whalin for a federal grand jury in Los Angeles. They are expected to testify about Yamatoda's release from custody last December, when he had $2500 that he claims was stolen during an alleged abduction to Mexicali. Accused are Raul Mateus and Dick Yoshida. Chief Oswalt denies FBI detention rumors and a false safe deposit box story.
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Chief Oswalt Says Rumor Of 'Safe Deposit' Ridiculous
Two subpoenas had been served Monday in El Centro's celebrated Yamatoda kidnaping case.
George Bucklin, El Centro police sergeant, was instructed to appear before the federal grand jury in Los Angeles Wednesday. Roy Whalin, correspondent in El Centro for Brawley and Calexico newspapers, also was subpoenaed.
"I have not received any warrants and only these two subpoenas," Eggleston said. "Personally, I don't think there will be any more. But I can't say for sure."
Eggleston indicated Bucklin and Whalin probably will be questioned concerning release of H. Yamatoda, reputed gambling czar, from the police station in El Centro last December. Yamatoda claims he was abducted from near the station and taken to Mexicali. Bucklin, as desk sergeant, handled the release and Whalin was a spectator.
Investigators were expected to use Whalin and Bucklin in establishing the point that Yamatoda had $2500 when he left the station.
He claims the money was taken en route to Mexicali.
Yamatoda had been held for several hours after his arrest for peace disturbance. Prior to this he had made bail and been released by authorities at the county jail after Police Chief J. Sterling Oswalt
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brought him to El Centro from the coast to face gambling charges.
Charged in Yamatoda's asserted kidnaping are Raul Mateus, special police officer, and Dick Yoshida.
They are both free under $5000 bail.
Meanwhile, Chief Oswalt returned to El Centro from a trip to San Bernardino and laughed at rumors that he had been detained by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents.
"There is absolutely no truth to it," he declared. "As far as I know the FBI investigation of the Yamatoda case is all over. I did not see one agent on my trip north last week."
A rumor that FBI agents had found a safe deposit vault in Los Angeles containing $30,000 and registered to Oswalt brought a wide grin to the chief's face.
"That is absolutely false," he said.
Oswalt said he would probably go to Los Angeles when the grand jury meets, but purely as a spectator.
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El Centro, Los Angeles, Mexicali
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Last December
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Subpoenas served to Bucklin and Whalin regarding Yamatoda's release from El Centro police station last December, where he had $2500 later claimed stolen during abduction to Mexicali by Mateus and Yoshida. Chief Oswalt denies FBI rumors.