She was escorted by four Corrections personnel when she came out of, and returned to the facility on Friday, Variety was told.
In 2006, Fitial underwent a series of operations to treat his spinal stenosis, a medical condition in which the spinal canal narrows and compresses the spinal cord and nerves..
Variety learned that Corrections Commissioner Dolores M. Aldan was asked by Attorney General Edward Buckingham to submit a written report on the matter after federal authorizes inquired about it.
Buckingham had yet to return this reporter’s call as of press time last night.
The governor’s office and the Department of Corrections declined to comment.
On Tuesday last week, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in collaboration with other federal agencies, arrested 24 Chinese nationals after they boarded a boat on Saipan en route to Guam.
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Alex Munson remanded the defendants to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service after their arraignment.
The defendants have denied the charge.