The Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the Public Auditor and the Department of Public Safety announced yesterday the formation of a task force that will focus solely on white-collar crimes, government corruption, and financial crimes.
Guam-based program director for the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions Doris Flores Brook visited Saipan last week on an advocacy and knowledge-sharing mission.
Witness testimonies during public hearings by the previous 22nd Legislature made it clear that leaving decisions of spending public funds to just one person or even a single committee was a mistake, according to Rep. Marissa Renee Flores (Ind-Saipan) yesterday.
An independent audit conducted on the CNMI Public School System financials have identified significant understatement of cash, capital assets, liabilities and expenses.
DEPARTMENT of Public Safety Commissioner Clement Bermudes said he has reinstated 11 of 28 police officers he had previously placed on administrative duty following an investigation into unjustified overtime.