By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

ATTORNEY General Alicia Limtiaco yesterday said the inquiries on purchases of guns, mascot costumes and other supplies made during the time of her predecessor will continue despite former Attorney General Douglas Moylan’s eight-page letter explaining the purchases.
“We maintain our position on the matter. We will continue the examination of the purchase records,” Limtiaco said, reacting to Moylan’s letter.
Limtiaco said the Attorney General’s Office is collating and organizing all documents that pertain to the purchase of 9mm pistols, rifles, shotguns, ammunition, automotive tools, generators and a teleprompter.
Limtiaco started the investigation after discovering the firearms and ammunition stored on the 7th floor of the Justice Building where Moylan had his office.
She was also surprised by a number of Eric the Eagle costumes, as well as public documents lying on the floor of the building.
Moylan said the purchases made during his administration were necessary and were done legally.
The former attorney general said AGO investigators should have firearms because they are considered law enforcement personnel. He added that these firearms and ammunition were stored in his office because it was the only safe place in the building and while the construction of an armory is still underway.
Moylan reiterated that the purchases of AR-15 type rifles were processed and approved by the General Services Agency.
He lambasted Limtiaco for displaying the head of the mascot, Eric the Eagle, and for letting the media publish the image to children viewers.
“It damages the illusion created for the children. Removing Eric’s head from the storage box and showing the image to potential children viewers on the news will hurt the illusion of Eric and the message which the mascot is attempting to convey,” Moylan said
According to Moylan, there is a written standard operating procedure and protocol being followed for the mascot, just like in Disneyland.
Limtiaco said she’s not aware of such mascot protocol because she never worked in Disneyland.
Moylan said the mascot program was intended to educate and relate to Guam children. Several costumes in different sizes were requested and approved for purchase, to suit any volunteer who wears them.
Moylan said the purchase of generators, automotive supplies and a teleprompter was scrutinized and authorized not only by the General Services Agency but also by legislative oversight at the time.
Limtiaco said she is more than willing to return Moylan’s personal Sony VCR “but he should get it himself because I will not deliver it.”
Limtiaco sought the help of the Office of the Public Auditor to review and fix the AGO’s financial records which she said were not managed properly.