Vol. 34 No.207
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Moylan to Limtiaco: I’m only a phone call away

By Gina Tabonares
Variety News staff

IN an apparent sudden change of heart, former attorney general Douglas Moylan told newly-installed AG Alicia Limtiaco that he can make himself available to his successor giving his email and saying that his number is in the phonebook.
Aside from offering his availability to Limtiaco, Moylan also wished the new AG good luck and a Happy New Year.
He, however, reminded Limtiaco to keep political interference and corrupt public officials away from influencing her duty as the attorney general.
Moylan through a two-page letter also shared his thoughts to his successor saying that the AG position may become the loneliest job she will ever love.
“Given the level of corruption which catalyzed this position to become elected, keeping corruption out of the government of Guam for the next four years will be a full time and unpopular task ahead of you if you choose to continue what I started in 2003,” Moylan said.
The first elected AG reminded Limtiaco that his staff and himself prevailed in three of the four government corruption criminal trials they pursued for the last four years and have convicted over 25 corrupt government officials.
He said that over 4,000 criminal convictions in the General Crimes Division were secured and over $2 million were collected in child support enforcement than the previous AG administration.
Moylan and his deputy AG Joseph Guthrie provided Limtiaco a list of the most important cases.
The outgoing Moylan administration also listed the pending government corruption cases, criminal cases, civil and public interest cases.
Under the criminal case against Robert L. Crisostomo and Thomas J. Crisostomo, Moylan and Guthrie specified that both defendants’ sisters are close to newly installed deputy attorney general Alberto Tolentino’s wife.
The list also mentioned that Tolentino is a political supporter of Limtiaco.
Moylan hoped that Limtiaco continues the hard work which he said he and the prosecutors, investigators, support staff began during his first four years.
Lastly, he told Limtiaco to continue the fight on the bond case saying that it is the heart of the corruption of government officials breaking the law and abusing taxpayers’ monies and credit.