By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

WHILE pursuing the bond borrowing case filed by her predecessor in Washington, D.C., newly installed Attorney General Alicia Limtiaco took time to meet heads of federal agencies to foster ties that will benefit Guam’s law enforcement program.
Limtiaco met with Margot Bean, the commissioner of the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement, to talk about plans to improve both local and federal programs.
“It was a very productive meeting. We discussed how to improve case management and enforcement in light of the recent December 2006 follow-up audit of the public auditor,” Limtiaco said.
The new attorney general was referring to the Office of the Public Auditor’s latest audit report which reveals that the Attorney General’s Office’s Child Support Enforcement Program Performance Audit identified prior deficiencies in reconciling its collections but they remained unaddressed.
OPA said its audit team counted 1,939 stale-dated and un-disbursed checks totaling $448,708, most of which have not been processed in the Absent
Parent Automated System Information, or APASI.
At the same time, Limtiaco said she is in communication with Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo, and has been arranging meetings with other government agencies and departments, including the Department of the Interior, the Department of Justice, the Homeland Security Department, and the U.S. Marshals Office.
“It is important for the Attorney General’s Office to establish communication and a cooperative working relationship with both local and federal agencies and departments as they are valuable resources and sources of information, grant opportunities, and training opportunities relating to law enforcement programs and projects,” Limtiaco said.
She said it is also critical that the AGO work with local and federal agencies “in our mission with law enforcers to keep our community safe.”