Prior to the House of Representatives minority bloc’s recent finding of “very few records” from the Office of the Governor documenting the actual disbursement of the community benefit fund, the Office of the Public Auditor has been asked to audit those funds since last year. Sen....

Rota Mayor Efraim M. Atalig and his girlfriend, Evelyn Atalig, have withdrawn their two subpoenas addressed to the CNMI Office of the Attorney General’s Criminal Division and Office of the Public Auditor. David G. Banes, counsel for Efraim Atalig, and assistant U.S. attorney Eric...

U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona granted yesterday the U.S. government’s motion to suspend the execution of two subpoenas issued by Rota Mayor Efraim M. Atalig and his girlfriend, Evelyn Atalig, until such time that the court has ruled on the U.S....

With records about Gov. Ralph DLG Torres’ official expenses now with the House of Representatives, the minority bloc is set to review the documents, as the preparations roll for an inquiry whether there were any incidents of misuse of government funds. In an interview with Saipan...