Guam AG to probe how government used buildup funds
Associated Press
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.