HAGATNA, Guam — Guam’s attorney general has launched an investigation into how the government of the U.S. territory awarded contracts at the port using U.S. military buildup funds.

HAGATNA, Guam — Guam’s attorney general has launched an investigation into how the government of the U.S. territory awarded contracts at the port using U.S. military buildup funds.
Acting Gov. Mike Cruz asked for a review last week, following reports by the Pacific Daily News that the contract may have been improperly awarded without first going out for bids.
For instance, the governor’s chief of staff, George Bamba, awarded a $350,000 port contract to M2D2, which employs his daughter-in-law and the brother of the port’s general manager. Purchase orders greater than $15,000 normally have to be put out for bid.
The U.S. military is giving Guam $7.6 million in grants to help move 8,000 Marines and their family members from Okinawa, Japan.
The Defense Department is also reviewing how grant money was spent.